My Stevens Creek ultra marathon

I spent this Saturday morning immersed in the spirit of our local Stevens Creek. With several connections to that name, actually: Stevens Cr...

Rain in June: what is going on?

You remember my post on Miwok which I titled "Is it May yet?" And our start in the fog at Ohlone least week? Well, it rained aga...

Ohlone '09: 1, 1 and... 2!

It was unusually cool at the start, at least for me who got acquainted with this race three years ago. The web site of the event is called w...

2nd BAWSMDWETC: quantity versus quality

BAWSMDWETC as in Bay Area Western States Memorial Day WeekEnd Training Camp. Nothing as official as the Camp Western States , but the start ...

Back to Anjou: 25-year flash back

After the great running experience of last week's Quicksilver 50-mile , this week looked like tapering with "only" 49 miles. I...

Quisksilver 09: a great one, at last!

At the end of my Ruth Anderson race report , I invited you to visit my blog for a better ultra running story and experience with Miwok . Wel...

Miwok 09: is it May yet?

My first winter in Silicon Valley(1998-1999), I was amazed to hear some Californian say: "the reservoirs are full, rain can stop now!...