El Corte de Madera Sweetness

Wow, what an awesome run today at El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve. I ran 77 minutes and ran the loop I intended to run the first and only other time I was at this park. Last time, I thought I was going the wrong way and turned around when in reality it…

Sabrina Basin Trip Report

Me on the summit of Picture Peak (a self-timer image – not bad) Here are the trip reports from the fabulous weekend at Sabrina Basin in the high Sierra! CascadeClimbers.com UW Climbing Club Also check out my newly created gallery at SummitPost.org! Panorama of upper Sabrina Basin with Powell Ridge (left) and Picture Peak (right)…

High Sierra Weekend

Here is the official trip report from last week’s trip to Rock Creek basin in the high Sierra: CascadeClimbers.com UW Climbing Club This evening I ran at Wunderlich County Park. This was another awesome park! I ran for 77 minutes and did a fabulous loop running all the way up to Skyline Blvd. for about…

El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve

Today I ran at El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve. It was awesome! This park is located on the western side of Skyline Blvd with views to the Pacific Ocean. The terrain ranges from about 1000 ft to 2,300 ft and all the trails are generally hilly. There are both narrow and wide…

Matterhorn Peak Trip Report

The trip report for the Matterhorn Peak climb is now posted at CascadeClimbers.com and the UW Climbing site. Enjoy!! Here is another photo as me on the Matterhorn climb at camp in the evening. Exercise: Today I ran at Arastradero Open Space Preserve before work and felt much better than last week’s morning run at…

Rancho San Antonio Park

Today I ran at Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve after work located just off Highway 280, 6 miles South of Page Mill Road. It was sweet! I’m glad the temperatures have cooled down making for some comfortable evening running. I ran up the Rogue Valley Trail to the Upper Rogue Valley Trail and then…

Arastradero Preserve

This morning I ran at Arastradero Preserve on the other side of Interstate 280. Despite feeling crappy, it was fun to explore the park for 38 minutes. It really has a beautiful setting and I will definitely return. Hopefully I will get accustomed to running in the morning… I completed my third day of work…

Countdown

The big final is tomorrow morning at 8:30 am. It will all be over at 12:30 pm tomorrow. I plan on giving my brain a break for a few days 🙂 Yesterday I went to a track meet at Stanford and watched my friend from Rice compete in the 5k. I also saw Mircea Bogdan…

Busy Week Ahead

More studying and more NBA basically sums it up for me! Some more review today and tomorrow and then it’s exam time. The end is drawing near and I am ready to take the exam. After the exam, it becomes a busy week as I fly home the same day (Tuesday), pack up on Wednesday,…

Return to the Dish

Today I made my return to “The Dish,” a hilly 3.2 mile loop (gate-to-gate) in a natural area managed by Stanford University. The total run was around 7 miles with an extra loop of Lake Lagunita and running to and from Studio 2. It has been some time since I have run the Dish loop…