The Tao of Me

(Warning: ridiculously long post)
I don’t know how I’ve lived in the Bay Area for 12 years and not have run this race before. It is a great one!
I registered for the first half months ago and have been looking forward to it all summer. While I’ve run across the Golden Gate Bridge many times, I’ve [...]

I’ve been averaging going to 2 ball games every home stand this season. Two games in one weekend is pretty exhausting; adding in a half-marathon made it a pretty full weekend.
Friday Night Game
This was the inaugural year of the Giant Race, the first half-marathon hosted by the Giants. I registered for the race back in [...]

So is the manifesto of See Jane Run, the company that put on the race that I ran yesterday.
After running a mid-day run on Friday, I knew it would be hot on Saturday. As I drove across the San Mateo Bridge to the race in Alameda, it was overcast and foggy. Perfect running conditions, I [...]

One of the main reasons I write a blog is to journalize things that I want to remember. This week’s marathon, my first one, was definitely a significant event in my life so indulge me while I break up this recap of the experience into multiple posts to record every detail that I can remember.
“No [...]

One of the main reasons I write a blog is to journalize things that I want to remember. This week’s marathon, my first one, was definitely a significant event in my life so indulge me while I break up this recap of the experience into multiple posts to record every detail that I can remember.
Race [...]