Running in Des Moines and training on empty

Yes, I'm finally getting tired! Not of running (phew! ;-) but after a few short nights last week: 3.5 hours on my red-eye flight to Chic...

Stevens Creek 50K 2011: fast recovery run!

Yes, the title is ambiguous: is it about a run toward a fast recovery or a fast run to recover? Let's see... After last week's good ...

Skyline 50K: rising stars in the cloud

No, I didn't get knocked out and see stars flying in my head, actually this has been another great day, and another great Vespa experien...

Variety in goals and training makes you run happy!

I am in awe of people who are running consistently without a precise goal, or the ones who can train for 6 months for only one goal on which...

Anton (Tony) Krupicka: Running is an Indulgence

Indulgence, 1,000 miles under the Colorado sky , this is the title of a DVD I bought 3 years ago (2008), two years after starting ultra mara...

WMA 2011 part 2: the light after my second night shift

Sorry for the occasional readers who missed my previous post, you will have to revert to it to get the full context of this report from my t...

WMA 2011 part 1: first night shift

After the marathon tomorrow (Sunday), I need to shower, get some rest, check out, drive back to Bay Area and pack again for a business trip ...