It’s Not Just About Running

Couple weeks ago I heard my calling during my runs, and it’s not just about running!

On a weekend in mid Jan, I was running at Steven Creek Reservoir and took a different route following other Striders. As I was coming out of the trail running up onto Mt Eden Read the rest of this entry »

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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Do’s and Dont’s to a Cancer Patient

Do you know that about 1,660,290 new cancer cases are expected to be diagnosed in 2013? And in 2013 about 580,350 Americans are projected to die of cancer, almost 1,600 people a day. Cancer remains the second most common cause of death in the US, accounting for nearly 1 of every 4 deaths. Some are

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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 »

A Different Kind of Marathon — Part IV

Sat Oct 5th, woke up in this no drama room and felt depressed; it’s Sat and I was no where near any trail. Instead I was in a hospital bed expecting no taste breakfast. How unexciting!! I wondered Read the rest of this entry »

A Different Kind of Marathon – III

Thur 10/3, Woke up in my room in darkness and could barely see anything since I didn’t have my glasses, but I could hear the beeping sounds from all the machines and monitors around me — this definitely Read the rest of this entry »

A Different Kind of Marathon — Part II

Monday 9/30, I slept from 11:30pm to 5:30am in this quiet MedTele room, and being able to breathe freely again was really awesome. Doctor Tee came to check how my breathing was after the procedure and if I still had chest pain..etc. All the Read the rest of this entry »

A Different Kind of Marathon – Part I

“Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes.” ~~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

So 23 days to NYC Marathon, and this weekend I was supposed to be doing my 21ml long run. “Was?” No, this isn’t a grammatical error. My training for NYC Marathon has Read the rest of this entry »