Today I drove down to beautiful Pacific Grove (near Monterey) to visit my sister. I always enjoy visiting my sister’s gorgeous victorian house right next to the Monterey Bay! On the way, I stopped in Marina to see the grand opening of the REI store and picked up a free water bottle. The amount of…
Category: Exercise
Golden Hills Trail Marathon
I ran the Golden Hills Trail Marathon this morning in the East Bay Regional Parks of Tilden, Sibley, Huckleberry, Redwood, and Lake Chabot. I finished first overall and ran under 200 minutes for the course or 3:19 (saying I broke 200 minutes sounds way sweeter 🙂 ). This time broke the previous course record by…
Cruise Control
Business as usual here at Stanford. Class, runs, etc. As far as running, I had a speedy run today at Los Altos Hills even though my legs felt a little tired. I have run many days in a row now so I plan on taking tomorrow off. Regarding school, I gave my presentation on Lease…
Skyline Ridge Park Run
Today I ventured out to the Skyline Ridge Area for a longer run. The run was in Skyline Ridge and Long Ridge Open Space Preserves. Yesterday on the blog I said “I don’t expect it to be that hilly because the trails are on top of the ridge.” YEA RIGHT, I sure got this one…
Southern Foxtail Pine
On the Black Kaweah trip I had the opportunity to view the majestic and rare Southern Foxtail Pine (pinus balfouriana subsp. austrina). This species of tree can only be found in the southern high Sierra, particularly in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. The tree grows at high altitudes near or at the tree line…
Favorite Black Kaweah Photos
Here a few of my favorite photos from the Black Kaweah climb, including a couple bonus photos of me on the summit! View from Little Five Lakes to the Kaweah Range Sweeping views of the Great Western Divide Gorgeous Meadows! Summit of Black Kawaeh Self-timer shot on Black Kaweah Other than thinking about the awesome…
Baylands Run
After going to get routine maintenance on my car, I drove to the Baylands for a great run along the San Francisco Bay. I dealt with strong headwind on the way out, but the return trip was a delight. The run took a little over 63 minutes (with a couple extra cool down) and the…
Moody Road Loop
Today I ran the Moody Road Loop in Los Altos Hills for a total of 61 minutes of running. This is a really sweet loop with the standard Los Altos Hills cinder pathways, a beautiful setting below the foothills, views of the Bay Area from the high point, and even a section of some single…
Getting Busy
Things have gotten a quite busy all of the sudden with various assignments, reading, and events to attend. Tomorrow I have a client interview exercise in downtown Palo Alto which should be fun. I ran today at Los Altos Hills for 60 minutes. I covered a loop I often run in surprisingly fast time, especially…
Redmond Watershed
Today I ran at the Redmond Watershed Preserve, a fabulous park for some fast trail running. I have been running the “Shed” since I was in 9th grade, almost 10 years ago and just after this park was first created. I basically know every turn and even the rocks on the trail! I love the…
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