Run for the Hungry 10K

What better way to justify gorging your stomach with turkey, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, pie, and more than to run a race the same day? So this morning, I woke up at 5:30AM to run the Run for the Hungry 10K in downtown San Diego. The race was much better this year than last. By [...]

Shoeless

I’ve been running barefoot in the park the past few days, as part of my new training routine. Today I got up to 3.5 miles barefoot! My maximum has been, historically, about 7 miles on sand and 2 miles on concrete. I’ve been getting a few comments on the barefoot aspect. Most people who greet [...]

Barefoot Hills

On Sunday afternoon, I went for my daily run on the streets and on a trail. I started off knowing the general path, and not really intending to take off my shoes. I ran down the goat trail, a steep dirt path behind my company. The first time trip, I ran in my Asics Tai [...]

Night Runs

The New York Times had this article about running in the dark. Since the sun is setting earlier in the day, depending on one’s schedule running in the dark may be the only option for some people. Running at night poses new challenges for a daytime runner: Safety in sketchy areas Safety from vehicles (visibility [...]

Barefoot Ted’s Barefoot Running Clinic

Barefoot Ted came down to San Diego, and I had the opportunity to attend his barefoot running clinic at Point Loma on Saturday. The clinic was two hours, and he stayed an extra hour to show us pictures from his story in the book Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race [...]

Joggling

What do you get when you cross a runner and a juggler? A Joggler! Multitasking. Dual entertainment. This requires more concentration than normal, and punishes laps in concentration more than normal. http://justyouraveragejoggler.com/ Where do these jogglers run? In all my races and runs I haven’t seen one in real life.

Asics Tai Chi Review

This has been one of my two main shoes over the past year, the other being my Saucony Blaze. The Asics Tai Chi were made for martial arts, as a lightweight shoe that has the flexibility for the feet and allows the feet to feel and channel energy from the ground. “Chi” is a Chinese [...]

San Diego AIDS Walk/Run 2009

I attended the San Diego AIDS Walk/Run 2009 on Sunday September 27th, 2009. It was a 10K race for runners, and the weather was perfect for running. Preparation I generally train for long distances and wasn’t planning on racing that Sunday. I ran 20 miles the afternoon before the race, so I felt prepared. My [...]

America's Finest City Half Marathon August 16, 2009

Training So this time I trained mostly by training for the Long Beach Marathon on October 11th that I am planning on racing. I added more rolling hills and occasionally mountains (iron mountain), and a few long runs. These helped a lot, in terms of my endurance. In addition, the super-long-runs to Del Mar and [...]