A normal weekend?

I race a lot already (15-18 races a year), yet I have to refrain from running every race in the area: that is how blessed we are to live in ...

Caballo in the Bay: not a ghost!

40 years ago, André Frossard , a French Academicien, wrote a book with a provocative title: "God exists, I met him!" This Friday I...

La Jolla (double) Half Marathon

It is becoming a habit: a month ago I ran the Quicksilver Half Marathon course twice; this weekend I ran a marathon on the route of the La J...

Caballo Blanco comes to town!

Yes, the famous White Horse! Or let's say the mysterious one as many of you might not have read Born To Run yet. Again, see my book repo...

Trailblazer 10K: a disclaimer

I love this race. So much that I tried something really new this weekend: two races back to back, and not small stuff. Yesterday, I ran the ...

SNER Double-Marathon: a slow year?

SNER stands for the Sierra Nevada Endurance Runs and marks a special weekend of September on the ridge of the American River. The traditio...

Quicksilver Half-Marathon: short, fast, but...

If you follow my blog and read last week's post , you know what I was after today: getting close to 1hr30. I ran the course twice last S...