This morning I ran another Pacific Coast Trail Run (PCTR), choosing the 20k at the Sequoia event. I was aiming to beat the previous course record of 1:26.34 which I knew would not be easy. However, thanks to the great weather and good course conditions, I was able to better the record by 4 minutes…
Month: February 2008
15 Favorite Trail Runs Near Stanford
It’s amazing how much great running there is so close to Stanford! I honestly cannot think of anywhere else where there is so many miles and so much variety in the trail running opportunities. In addition, the moderate marine climate here is almost perfect for running. Here is my list of favorite spots I have…
Phleger Estate
Today I checked out the Phleger Estate, a park that is adjacent to Huddart Park, for some new trails to run. The “entry” trail into the Phleger Estate from Huddart Park, the Mirramontes Trail, is fantastic trail running for about 1.5 miles. From here, it was essentially all uphill, first on the Mount Redondo Trail…
Windy Hill
The running at Windy Hill was so good last weekend that I returned today! The run was about 12.4 miles and took 85 minutes. It definitely helped knowing the trails and how much uphill I had left to properly allocate my energy. The first part of the run was the same as last time running…
La Sportiva Clean and Green
La Sportiva is a very environmentally conscious company with a superlative sustainability mission and programs. The company is clean and green with 100% of their energy received from wind power since August 2005. Morevoer, La Sportiva is an industry leader in promoting clean and green practices. I have a deep respect for nature and the…
Elena Road
After a couple hilly runs I was ready for a relatively flatter outing that would allow me to get into a rhythm and open it up. The Elena Road Loop in Los Altos Hills fit the bill. I felt pretty good aside from tired legs on the hillier sections and ran it quite fast covering…
La Sportiva’s Fireblade & Windy Hill
There were two first time events today: the first time running at Windy Hill Open Space Preserve and this first time running in La Sportiva’s Fireblade performance trail running shoe. Both were successful! First, the La Sportiva’s Fireblade (pictured to the right – mine are gray). This shoe won the Runner’s World Best Debut award…
Redwood Regional
Today I did a 12.5 mile run (1:32) in Redwood Regional Park and Joaquin Miller Park in the East Bay outside of Oakland. The run featured about 2,000 feet of gain, but most of it came in very steep sections. The downhill parts were steep, rocky, and muddy making for slow going. I am a…
Moody Road
Back to familiar ground today as I ran the Moody Road loop in Los Altos Hills. The terrain and quality of the paths allowed me to get into the kind of rhythm I know and love (unlike yesterday). The one muddy part was on the linkup up to Black Mountain Road where it was super…
Twister Tragedy
Forget about politics, a real tragedy occurred yesterday which should have been the top story then and should definitely be the top story today. Tornadoes across the South have destroyed many towns and at least 52 deaths have been reported along with several hundred casualties. The media is so fixated on politics they hardly mentioned…
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