My house runs
We call our house, “The Best House,” and one of the qualifiers is that we all run. This morning, we’re up getting ready for the Stadium to Stadium 10k. Mayor Gavin Newsom decided to run through the streets of Bayshore to help raise awareness about the area and raise funds for restoration. So today we’ll run from AT&T park to Candlestick Point. Wish... Read More
“Hello, my name is…” Do you name your device?
Garmin, iPod, Nike Plus, etc. What do you call it? Back in the day I used to be a triathlete (yes, I’m finally admitting to the temporary lapse in judgment), and from there I did a bit of cycle, and mountain bike racing. My bike’s name was Jane, and she was as trusty as my best friend. These days I stick to running. I name my shoes, but keep in simple… our relationships... Read More
Mile repeat yasso 800 Myrtl intervals… what?
The running season kicked off with a bang this year, and it seems like I’m seeing more and more people training for their upcoming fall event. I’m excited about the prospect of many new running buddies, but am wondering how their training is going. There are plenty of free training calendars and programs for novice to elite runners available online, and then there are... Read More
Anything you can do I can do better: 25 years of Women’s Marathons (and it’s not a battle of the sexes)
At the 1984 Olympics, Grete Waitz, Rosa Mota, Joan Benoit, and 47 other women stood on the start line for the first Olympic Women’s Marathon. These women had some idea that they were about to make a 26.2 mile quantum leap for woman runners, but all they had on their minds was running, racing, and enjoying the ride to the finish line. Women’s distance running made it’s... Read More
2009 Prefontaine Classic puts excitement into my runs
As a marathon runner, there aren’t too many energy packed exciting moments in my racing life, so I live vicariously through elite runners competing in events like the 2009 Pre-Classic. I’ve never been fast enough to run track events, but the energy at these meets draws me in and I end up glued to the TV watching bits of the coverage on ESPN, or reading FloTrack at the... Read More
Negative for Kathy on the 2009 ING NYC Marathon
Like many other runners out there hoping to get into the NYC Marathon this year, I didn’t make the cut. Mary Wittenberg emailed me last week with the sad news. Luckily, however, I did make it into the Nike Women’s marathon, so I’ll still be racing this fall, but not through the streets of New York City. Good luck to all those who got into the race! Enjoy it. Read More
Happy National Run Day Today
Who needs motivation to run when it’s National Run Day. Enjoy the road today! And some words of Wisdom from Neil Weygandt: “Every serious marathoner should do Boston, to experience the close to a million spectators, the three generations of families out cheering, the little kids handing you water or orange slices. The whole city really appreciates the runners.” Neil... Read More
Help NYTimes experience the love that is Dailymile.com
I’m a runner, and I’m an engineer. As a runner, I like to run. As an engineer, I like to take things apart and see how they work. Combining these two passions has been a challenging and fantastic experience. After each run (and sometimes during, I’ll admit) I break down pace, distance, route, and calories. I write everything down in charts, graphs, lists –... Read More
Inside my runner’s mind… sometimes these cobwebs need cleaning
Distance running gives me plenty of time for meditation and escape into areas of my mind I never knew existed. Often, my thoughts travel in a cyclical and almost uniform motion. They skip by grocery list, cruise on past unfinished errands, stop for a while to wade through the murk of problem with a co-worker, and all the while dancing on top of I wonder when that blister will turn... Read More
Costumes break through Bay to Breakers
On May 17th, 2009, runners from around the world will gather in the Bay Area to run the San Francisco race, Bay to Breakers. Folks will style this race out in costumes ranging from super heroes, to a Vegas casino, to pirates, and everything in between. Floats are encouraged, and nudity plus alcohol accompany the theme of the 12k race from the Bay side of San Francisco to the Pacific... Read More
