Cathryn came up with a great idea to have a series of “Where to Run Where I Live” guides for visitors, new transplants, and/or runners looking to explore new routes. Check out these editions that have already been posted: San…
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Where to Run: East Bay Edition
Tagged with: Bay Trail, Berkeley, East Bay, Joaquin Miller, Lake Chabot, Lake Merritt, Oakland, Redwood Regional, running, running guide, Tilden, Wildcat Canyon
Posted in Advice, Trail running
Posted in Advice, Trail running
Race Recap: 2015 Oakland Marathon Relay
On Sunday, March 22nd, I ran my 4th consecutive Oakland Running Festival event. In 2012 and 2013, I ran the half marathon. Last year, I tackled (or got tackled by) the full marathon. This year, I ran the 4-person marathon…
Tagged with: friends, Lake Merritt, marathon relay, Oakland, Oakland Running Festival
Posted in Race Recap
Posted in Race Recap
Recovery: A Tale of Two Marathons
Earlier in the year, when I first realized that I’d only have 5 weeks between the Oakland and Big Sur Marathons, I was a little scared. Would I be recovered and ready run another marathon in a relatively short amount…
See you later, Oakland
As I mentioned a few weeks ago, the Gypsy Runner and I are moving out of Oakland. While I hate the general process of moving, especially since I’ve done it 4 times in the past 5 years, the thing that…
Tagged with: 20 miler, bad runs, Lafayette-Moraga Trail, mental training, Oakland, Oakland Marathon, Upper San Leandro Reservoir
Posted in Training
Posted in Training
Race Recap: Oakland Half Marathon 2013
Yesterday, I finished the Oakland Half Marathon. I’ll save you the suspense and tell you right away that: no, I did not get my sub-2 goal. I was nowhere close. In fact, this was probably the most poorly executed race…
Tagged with: bloggers, half marathon, Oakland, Oakland Half, race photos, race recap, Running for a Better Oakland
Posted in Race Recap
Posted in Race Recap
Weekly training recap: 2/4/13
Before I start, I want to wish everyone a Happy Chinese New Year! I cooked a big meal for the Gypsy Runner and I, consisting of a few auspicious dishes: sticky rice cakes and steamed fish. I also made mushrooms…
Tagged with: food, Gypsy Runner, mile repeats, Oakland, photos, PT, pull-ups, rock climbing, Running for a Better Oakland, stretching, training, yoga
Posted in Training
Posted in Training
Weekly training recap: 1/28/13
Mon: 60 min strengthening/stretching/rolling. Tues: Every once in a while, I have a truly terrible run. Tuesday was one of those days. I had to go to the gym to change my billing information, thanks to some jerks who stole…
Tagged with: fartlek, Joaquin Miller, Oakland, photos, PT, Running for a Better Oakland, stretching, trail, training
Posted in Training
Posted in Training
Hurt so good
No, I’m not referring to the John Cougar Mellencamp song (or just John Mellencamp these days). I’m talking about the sports massage I got last week at Oakland Massage Therapy. There was crazy good deal on Groupon a few weeks…
Race Recap: LMJS 4th Sunday 5K (May 2012)
In just about every aspect of my life, including running, my modus operandi is to plan, plan, and plan some more. So, it was a bit unusual for me to wake up at 7:30 a.m. yesterday and decide at the…
Race Recap: Cinderella 10K*
Yesterday, we woke up bright and early at 6am for the Cinderella 10K. I realized that I’ve been completely spoiled this year with 9am starts and races within walking distance. Everything was going smoothly until we were in the car…
Running Tangents 