Category Archives: running

My First 30k

A few months back, around the beginning of September, my sister, a friend and I all decided that we wanted to do a longer trail run. We actually decided this while on a run through some redwoods together. Since we … Continue reading

23rd Annual Tri For Fun #2

This post is pretty late, but I figured it is still good to post for record keeping. Back in July, I did the Tri For Fun just to get back in the grove. This was my first Tri since Wildflower, … Continue reading

Wildflower 2010

Despite this being a bit late, I still wanted to recap my 2010 Wildflower experience. This year, I elected to begin my training with some high altitude training in South America. So instead of doing a bunch of preparatory triathlons … Continue reading

22nd Annual Tri For Fun #3

This post is pretty late, but I figured it is still good to post for record keeping. In June, I did the Tri For Fun #1 and it was the first triathlon for a couple of my friends. Well, I … Continue reading

22nd Annual Tri For Fun #1

This past Saturday I did the first in the Tri for Fun series in Pleasanton. This was my first race since Wildflower, and my first race since getting injured. The race went well, and I felt pretty comfortable the whole … Continue reading

Wildflower

Wildflower: “The Woodstock of Triathlons”. I can now say this seems like a very accurate description.  This past weekend was the twenty-something-th running of the Wildflower Triathlon event at Lake San Antonio on the Central Coast. I had first heard … Continue reading

The North Face Endurance Challenge 10k

Over the weekend, I participated in a trail running 10k. I did the 10k distance, which turned out to be more difficult than my previous trail run. This course wasn’t as aggressive as the Dip Sea trail, with a sloping … Continue reading

Stinson Beach Trail Run

Over the weekend, I participated in my first Pacific Coast Trail Runs event.  I did the Stinson Beach 12k which turned out to be a more difficult event than I expected.  The trail has a pretty aggressive elevation gain with … Continue reading

2008 Treasure Island Olympic Triathlon

A couple months ago I heard about the San Francisco Triathlon on Treasure Island.  At the time, I knew there was a sprint and an Olympic distance, but relegated myself to the sprint distance. However, after the last triathlon I … Continue reading

The Quicksilver Challenge 5k / 10k / Half-Marathon

Over the weekend, I did my second 10k in 3 weeks. A running club in San Jose holds an annual trail running event with different distances. I chose to do the 10k distance as that is right now the longest … Continue reading