Yes, that title is correct. It has come to this point where I am crazy enough to race a 50k trail run on Saturday, then a half marathon on Sunday. To normal people this sounds crazy. To ultra runners, this is normal (then again, they must all be crazy). Running a race as part of
Ten years ago, I ran my very first marathon. It was called the San Diego Marathon back in 2003, then renamed to Carlsbad Marathon starting in 2004. It is the same course; it might have been slightly changed, but I seem to recall the course being the same or similar. I still love this place
This is my first half marathon PR under two hours! Â I finally made it to 1:59, after four years or so of trying! Â I was running an average 8:40 pace till mile 9, following two guys who appear to be triathletes (they were wearing some race shirt from a triathlon, not sure which one).
This summer, I am determined to officially do an ultra run. I went to Santa Cruz and ran one of the Inside Trail running races. I like this trail running group, they are very friendly people. I started off the run with Dwight Brown, but then he was too fast for me so I only ran
Last Saturday (April 7th), I attempted to run my first ultramarathon, the American River 50 mile run. Â I was excited to do it; from Thursday at work, then leading up to the event on Saturday, I felt ready (but not overly confident), that my training was adequate to get me to the start line. Â Â Â However,
