Running in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon

If you stay in Rio de Janeiro, chance is that you will pick a hotel near the famous beaches of Copacabana and Ipanema, in the South part of ...

Run d'Amore recon: San Martin race track

I had registered to Wiskheytown 50K which I ran only once, my first year in ultra, in October 2007 (I enjoyed re-reading my race report on t...

QuickSilver Challenge: on the other side of the fun!

[For those only interested in the pictures, here is the link to my Picasa photo album ( volunteers at registration , 10K runners at Buena V...

Running in Napa

I spent a couple of days in the wine country, more precisely in Napa, for an IBM customer event. I was excited to be back there although I k...

Listen to your body. And to your log too!

Listening to your body is an art. Our body is so complex, it's probably a science too. So much that I must admit my ear isn't so acu...

Trailblazer 2012: back to speed, almost

(For the 10K finishers only interested in their picture, here is my Picasa album .) Some will say it was hot (it reached 99F in Cupertino th...

Take to the Trail: on the front page!

No, I didn't make the front page of any magazine, but trail walking and running made it to the front page of our local Cupertino Courrie...