Posts Tagged With: run
Miramar MCAS Monster Dash (10K)
Being more of an endurance guy, I never really train for shorter distances (e.g. 10K), instead I end up running them as part of training for marathons or as the run leg of triathlons. Maybe I’ve lead on about this already, but if not, in the last year I’ve been consumed by the fear of … Continue reading
Noble Canyon 50K
In 2009, I overdid it running two marathons and one ultra in addition to many shorter races. For 2010, I promised myself I wouldn’t do any marathons and would only do one ultra. In addition to staving off burn-out and injury, this would tie up my score for marathons vs. ultras to 4-all. The Noble … Continue reading
Heartbreak Ridge 1/2 Marathon
The Heartbreak Ridge 1/2 Marathon is part of a series of races held on the Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base. I had heard it was a hilly course, but having run Pier to Peak twice, I figured it couldn’t be too bad. I really was not sure what to expect of this course though and … Continue reading
Mission Gorge (15K)
For a day that started off badly (intestinal distress!) this was a pretty good race for me. It had been over a year and a half since my last trail race and I’m trying to get back into it a bit, so this local event was a perfect opportunity to do so. As I said, … Continue reading
R.U.T.E. 2010
Spring is the time of year for R.U.T.E. (Are You Tough Enough), a 65 mile, 5-person relay through Santa Barbara county. You pile 5 people in a 4WD car and drive the whole course while one person is running each leg. No aid stations, no race bibs, no officials. This was my third time racing … Continue reading
Santa Barbara International Marathon
From the SBAA website: “Once upon a time, Santa Barbara had a marathon. In fact, in the 60s, the Santa Barbara marathon was one of five regularly scheduled marathons in the US. … Eventually the full marathon was dropped. … Every now and then since that time people have put on marathons in SB, but … Continue reading
Saratoga Turkey Trot (5K)
The wife and I headed back east to “The Spa” (Ballston Spa) for Thanksgiving. Given my penchant for racing in new places, I got the whole family signed up for the Saratoga Turkey Trot. This is a 5K put on by the Christopher Dailey Foundation, which raises money to support youth recreation in the Saratoga … Continue reading
Lake Merritt – 6 hr run
Pacific Coast Trail Runs puts on a lot of really good races that cover distances from 10K to 50K usually. They also have a couple of timed events, of which the Lake Merritt half-day is one. For this event, there is a six hour and a twelve hour event. Both involve running around Lake Merritt … Continue reading
Boston Marathon
Running the Boston Marathon is the pinnacle achievement for most runners. It is no different for me. I had been looking forward to this event since I qualified at Big Sur. For the most part, I set aside triathlon training to focus on running with the intent of giving it my best shot in Boston. … Continue reading
R.U.T.E. 2009
We put together a tri-club team for this years 5 man, 65 mile relay. Everyone was training for something different, so we went in with the attitude that we’d just give it a solid go and that would be that. Well, that plan went right out the window when Steve rounded the first corner out … Continue reading