I wanted to provide my thoughts on the Supreme Court weighing in on the Fisher versus University of Texas affirmative action case, whereby Abigail Fisher is challenging the university on using race as a criteria in evaluating a candidate’s entry….
Running Sucks, Eating Does Not
The morning of Superbowl Sunday was the first day I didn’t wake up feeling sick ever since I got the flu two weeks ago. Then I ran that piddly Kaiser 5K which seemed to kick my butt and I’m still…
Angel Island Race Stats
My results were average, but I am beyond proud of myself for running an excruciatingly hilly trail race at an 11 minute/mile clip. Booyah! 330 people ran the 12K 1st male finished 50:06 1st female finished 58:18 Average time 1:22:11…
Hark the Herald Angel Island Run
Saturday, we ran the Hark the Herald Angels 24th annual 12K/25K put on by Enviro-Sports. It was our 4th and last scheduled race of the year, but there were two factors that made this race unique: 1) it was a…
Undocumented: Chicago Marathon
Marc ran his first marathon on Sunday. Initially we had a bet going so I made sure to sign up for the text alerts which tracked all his splits. 4:36am Pacific Time (6:36am Central Chicago Time): 2011 Bank of America…
Worth the Hurt
The official times are in and looks like I clocked the SF 5K at 28:42 which is a decent 9+ mile a minute. 9:15 to be exact. I finished in the top 17% overall. Top 11% women. Top 12% women…
2011 SF Marathon
5K FINISH The white banner loomed ahead. The only thought that kept me from stopping–again–was the crowd split by guard rails. I winced; don’t make an embarrassment of yourself in front of all these people. I clenched my teeth and…
Happy 100th Birthday, Bay to Breakers
Dear B2B, sorry I wasn’t there to celebrate your centennial. I stopped counting, but I’ve probably been to over 10 of your parties, starting during college through to last year. I’ve run, walked, dressed up, dressed down, run naked, watched from…
Mark Your Calendars: March 31, 2012
Although the weather wasn’t cooperating, the Carneros Vineyard Run is the funnest race I’ve run. 1. It’s in wine country and not in the downtown area, but in the backroads winding through crops of grapes. 2. It’s small. I heard…
Superhuman No More
For many years, I’ve extolled the concept of mind over matter. If you believe, it will happen. If you think, it will be. I’ve staked my running career on it. There isn’t a single race that I trained consistently for….