Avenue of the Giants Marathon – May the 4th be with you

Ever since visiting Redwood National Park a few years ago, I’ve wanted to run the Avenue of the Giants Marathon. … More

New Year’s One Day 2018/2019

On New Years Eve for the past few years, I’ve run a race in San Francisco called the New Year’s … More

CIM: fun with friends

Every year, I think a bit about what I want to focus on in the upcoming year. It’s a bit … More

Burning Man 50k (Or: A Run Around the Desert)

Burning Man is a 70,000-person hippy gathering in the desert of Nevada, in summer. There’s cool art, funky music, and … More

New Year’s One Day: Fresh Start Effect

I’ve attempted the New Year One day a few times: once in 2015 and once in 2014. In this race, … More

Zion 100 – Race Report

Tl;dr: ran 100 miles in Zion. Course was gorgeous, challengingly vertical, and extremely muddy. They pulled us off the course … More

Getting past the burnout – 2nd place at Redtail Ridge

This is a race report about the Redtail Ridge 50k at Lake Chabot, put on by the illustrious Inside Trail Running. On … More

A marathon on the coldest, iciest continent – Antarctica

Getting after it on the muddy trails.   I just got back from what can only be described as one … More

1/3rd of a 24 hour run: thoughts on failure

  On Dec 31st, I started running the San Francisco One-Day race. It’s a 24-hour race at Chrissy Field, with … More

Race Report: The Hardest Race I’ve Ever Run (Pine Creek 100-miler)

I ran my 2nd 100-mile race this weekend. It was the hardest race I’ve yet run, and in some ways, … More