Category: Race Reports

RNR San Diego Marathon – June 6th

The race was ok.  The new course had some pretty cool sceneries – the full ran through Petco Park, where the Padres play baseball.  We also ran by the Bay in downtown.  We also ran inside Balboa Park, and through the Pan-America Plaza with all the museums.  Then we ran in Fiesta Island, through the



Vineman Showdown – San Rafael, CA

This is my first tri for this season!  And I am still such a weak person, maybe some training would have helped…  The Vineman Showdown is 400m swim, 9 mile bike, and 3 mile run and starts at 4pm – yes, an afternoon start time.   This fine Saturday afternoon was nice and sunny in San




L.A. Marathon race report – 3/21/10

In life, there is always a first time for some event.  No, this is not my first marathon, but this is a first for something that happened during this L.A. Marathon (“LAM”).  It is still an experience, nonetheless, that I would cherish. I flew down from the Bay area on Saturday before the race, but




Sequoia 30K Trail Race – San Joaquin Park, Oakland, CA – 2/27/10

It was very muddy on the trail since it just rained the day before this race. At least it wasn’t raining during the run. Oh I got lost, too, because since it is a trail run, I missed one of the markers. I was not alone, I found 3 other people who were also lost, so we



Race Report: Saint Anthony of Padua Marathon

Here’s another one of my older race reports. Sorry for the lack of information. This one was for the Maratona S.Antonio in Padua, Italy. My sister, Annelle, and I (along with our friend Irene and Steph) were going to visit my parents and little brother who lived in Rome, Italy (at that time). Since we