Rhus Ridge: so close, so far

On my 15-minute ride back home after this morning run I was thinking: "how amazing to live so close to this open space and outdoors!...

American River '09: giving up...

While cruising along American River this Saturday morning, I was thinking: "all (ultra) paths lead to... Auburn!" Well, not exactl...

Spring spree

Spree: a period of unrestrained self-indulgence... After welcoming Spring with a poem last week , I'm enjoying this extended period wit...

Spring musing

After 109 posts on this blog, here is a new genre, a poem. No rhymes, but an acrostic and 24 alexandrins! To recount my day. Here you are......

Way Too Cool '09: longer, slower

Preamble : this is a long report, for a relatively short ultra. If you are in a hurry, you may want to jump to my Picasa photo album with A...

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...