Finding My Strong

This morning I was running the Penitencia Creek Trail & South Rim Trail at Alum Rock. Forecast said 30% shower at 9:00am, but  I didn’t prepare to run into headwind and pouring rain. It reminded me the year we ran CIM, and somehow it felt like previous life. This morning  the trails got muddy and slippery, and the worst was the cold. In a fun and maybe a bit nonsense Read the rest of this entry »

Remembrance

I rarely thought about life or death, and never worry or fear about how close death can be until last Oct. Especially my parents are healthy and live a very active lifestyle, and they travel much more than I do which I am jealous but very Read the rest of this entry »

My 2013 Recap

Another New Year, another birthday, and time for another self-reflections. This time I am not listing any kind of top 10 or achievement, because I feel “resurrection” is somehow more suitable for my current state. The year of 2013 has been

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SV Turkey Trot 2013 Write-up

Two weeks ago someone asked me what I think if he pushed me on a wheelchair at the annual Silicon Valley Turkey Trot, which is an annual local 5K/10K race sponsored by Applied Material held in downtown San Jose. He knew Read the rest of this entry »

Finding Wilson – NYC Marathon Training

Today I went to pick up my inhalers; thank goodness that my family doctor is back from vacation!! I am done with codeine and antibiotics last Friday, and the planned Sat 12ml run did not quite happen. But I was feeling much happier and positive after Sat run/walk attempt at Santa Cruz. Whether it’s the negative ion in the Pacific Ocean water or Read the rest of this entry »

Marathon Training – NYC Marathon

Back in July while I was still in recovery from injury,  I had spent good amount of time to research marathon training program for this ING NYC Marathon. , and also looked back at the programs/schedules that I used to follow before and found something interesting. I think training program is a very Read the rest of this entry »

Salomon Sense Hydro S-Lab Set

Usually I am not very into “product review” type of writing, because it reminds me of  “job”; yes people often joke about that I actually hold a job and do have to make a living (sigh) besides running around 🙂 Plus, to me running related products can be very Read the rest of this entry »

On Road to Recovery — Crawl, Walk, Run

When I found myself getting an entry spot for New York City Marathon, I could NOT believe how lucky I was. After trying my luck with the lottery system for couple years, I had pretty much gave up the idea of running NYC in this life time already :-p. The odds and luck hasn’t been on my side, and the qualifying time is even tougher than Boston;  therefor I did not even Read the rest of this entry »

The Runner’s Hi

During one of my Sat runs at Stevens Creek Trail, my running buddies and I came face to face with a biker (cyclist not motorcycle biker) as we exiting Bear Meadow Trail, and that’s quite amusing as it usually Read the rest of this entry »

San Lorenzo River Trail Run Write Up (2013)

“Getting to the top of any given mountain was considered much less important than how one got there: prestige was earned by tackling
the most unforgiving routes with minimal equipment, in the boldest style imaginable.”
― Jon Krakauer, Into Thin Air

I signed up the CTR San Lorenzo River Trail Run (Half Marathon) sometimes back in May, and at that time my Read the rest of this entry »