I never expected the Ohlone 50K to turn into a race that took everything out of me as I tried to maintain the lead.
Archive | Training & Racing
A Conversation With Graham Cooper: He’s Ready to Race the Western States 100 (Broken Ribs Be Damned)
A Q&A with the 2006 winner of the Western States Endurance Run, whose peak training suffered a major setback this spring. Can he make the top 10 at States this year?
Racing and Tasting at the Santa Barbara Wine Country Half Marathon
Windmills, wine and fast times characterize this scenic destination race on the outskirts of Santa Barbara.
Book Review: Bryon Powell’s Guide to Running Ultramarathons
A review of Relentless Forward Progress, which provides a thorough and prudent overview of the building blocks to becoming an ultrarunner and strategies for success on race day.
An American River 50M Postscript (Con Siestas)
My American River 50M Race Report turned into a Recovery Report. The week after the race, I traveled to a far-off destination ideal for slowing down—and not feeling guilty about it: the Riviera Maya region south of Cancun. The experience reminded me of the value of vacation and recovery.
Running the Eastern Sierra Near Bishop and Mammoth
Yosemite National Park to the northwest and Mount Whitney to the south may be more famous, but the Eastern Sierra in between offers some of the Golden State’s most diverse and underrated trail running terrain. Read on for an overview of the region, a Q&A with ultra trail runner Jeff Kozak and trail recommendations.
Interested in Extended Travel? Then Let’s Meet, Plan, Go!
I’m hosting an event in San Francisco to help others plan and fulfill their extended-travel dreams. Read more about it—and find out why we went on our journey, in spite of a list of reasons not to, and why we concluded “it’s the best thing we ever did.”
Olympian Deena Kastor’s High-Intensity Training and Favorite Eastern Sierra Trail
I asked Olympian Deena Kastor to describe how she works trail running into her training and also to share a favorite trail run in the Eastern Sierra, near her hometown of Mammoth Lakes, California. Here’s why she feels that “trail running always has its place in a runner’s training week, but for me the benefits […]
A Pressing Problem: Going to the Bathroom on the Run
Whether it’s a long-distance race or a long trail run, I often scramble to find a place to relieve myself and sometimes resort to desperate measures. In this post I come clean with a close call and share the tips of a fellow runner-traveler for going on the run.
26 Reasons to Visit and Run Oakland (and Love It)
I thought about writing a race report on the Oakland Marathon but decided instead to spotlight 26 reasons why Oakland is a city that runners—and tourists—would love. Besides, I boiled my race report down to a haiku (click through to read the three-line poem).