Happy Birthday, Chris

Dear Chris, Like someone said on the Evite, it is hard to think that you turned 30! ;-) After Chuck's 60th celebration on the trails , t...

Napa: so close...

Or should I say: close enough? To make a long story short, I was shooting for 2:45 , first to commemorate my 45th birthday and, second, to s...

Marathon: are you ready?

Like we politely say in the US: that is a good question...! With races spanning from January (e.g. the Arizona Rock 'n Roll) to December...

No snow but a new park

This story started 10 years ago... Shortly after we immigrated to California at the end of October 1998, we got some snow on both sides of t...

Back to... Athletic Performance

It feels good to get back to running, although my leg injury is still painful, but bearable. I have used the words shin splints in earlier p...

Jed Smith 50K: better start training

If you follow my blog, you know I'm way behind in terms of training. I have had shin splints since I resumed training beginning of Janua...

LDR 2008 Awards: Tim Twietmeyer and other champions in the spotlight

LDR stands for Long Distance Running and was the theme of this Saturday Awards Banquet hosted by the Tamalpa Runners in San Rafael. The part...