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Stevens (Patt) Creek 50K: crazy stir-craziness
I don't recall having heard about the word stir-crazy before Friday, when that was picked as the word of the day for our Amazon Cupertino Toastmaster club meeting (contact me if you want to join our...
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To run or not to run, that is the question. More than ever...
This is a pressing question within our running community these days, in the midst of this behemoth pandemic and global health crisis our current generations are facing (I'm not saying it's the biggest,...
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MUT 2020 Grand Prix and COVID-19: April update
No big scoop but since a few of you asked about what is going to happen with our Grand Prix in the midst of this new and global coronavirus pandemic.(Picture related to a scientific study from Prof....
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Physical Distancing: you are welcome!
I've been sitting on this blog post for almost 8 weeks now, better spit it out! When I first drafted it, it felt so bizarre to see people not taking #PhysicalDistancing seriously. Almost 100K deaths...
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Big ultra reopening day tomorrow: with a purpose
Many times, I wish I could write my mind to issue posts faster. This is one which formed in my mind through the week and, here we are, Sunday May 31, 2020, 4 pm, on the day our local San Clara County...
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100 miles to Auburn: 3 days to Global Running Day
I shared on Sunday my goal of running 100 miles this past Monday, in honor of two close friends battling cancer, Bob and Annick. Well, to make a too long story short, or shorter, it actually took me...
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Back to normal? I only wish...
Another post on the pandemic or the end of systemic racism? Not quite, sticking to running on that blog but, yes, I only wish we were making more progress on these two other major societal issues.For...
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Happy Father's Day: fathers of all sizes that is!
Last month, I rushed an order for a pair of Brooks Launch to offer to Agnès for Mother's Day. The box arrived a a few days before so, to keep the surprise, I did hide the package in the garage then......
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Touring DC with a Grandmaster: thank you Michael Wardian!
I love this title of Grandmaster or Grand Master, it denotes so much wisdom and skills! And I find it's a perfect fit for Mike. Not only does he excel at both classic and ultra running, collecting...
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Running in Ohio: short run and hike in Cuyahoga Valley National Park
We mapped our cross-country road trip with two criteria: visit new states and new National Parks, ideally one a day. Of course, that's way too rushed to really appreciate the different people and...
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Running in Indiana: 10K in Indiana Dunes National Park, at West Beach
A short post to mark our third National Park in three days, this time in Indiana (new State for Agnès, while I spent a few days in Indianapolis visiting a client a few months ago). Not the most...
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Mississippi National River and Recreation Area: I let the river do the...
Day 4 of our road trip got us crossing the famous Mississippi, another of Agnès' dreams. We did it through the Twin Cities, Minneapolis and Saint Paul, in Minnesota. While not really a National Park,...
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Running in North Dakota: soaking crossing of the South Section
I don't have much time tonight, before an early start tomorrow morning, what about leaving the pictures tell the story for a change, and just summarize my experience of this National Park with these...
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Running in Wyoming: Yellowstone National Park
20 years that I've been dreaming of visiting this mythical National Park, the oldest with such status in the world. And we only had a day to enjoy it...! But we made the most of it. We left Billings at...
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Running in Wyoming: Grand Teton National Park
Grand Teton National Park touches Yellowstone yet it's hard to imagine so much difference. If Yellowstone is all about fumes coming from boiling water under the surface, Grand Teton contrasts by its...
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Running in Utah: getting high in Big Basin National Park
After twisting my ankle on Day 7 of our cross-country road trip, running down Death Canyon in Grand Teton National Park, an easy hike in Fossil Butte National Monument on Friday brought some relief....
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Trans-USA Road Cruise: a visual recap
I imagine a time where, like on sea cruises, we'll be able to sleep in a self-driving RV and wake-up each morning at the door of a National Park or Monument for a full-day visit! With a shower...
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2020 PA MUT Grand Prix: it's a wrap! Down that is.
It's going to come as a relief for quite a few local runners who lobbied for it, a disappointment for others: we are concluding and terminating this year's USA Track & Field Pacific Association...
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Coastal Cleanup California: right from your doorstep!
Almost 50 years ago, 1972 to be exact, California voters supported the passage of Prop 20 which eventually led to the passage of the Coastal Act and the establishment of the California Coastal...
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Jed Smith 2021: back to the ultra lab!
6 month without blogging, I feel so bad. Hopefully this is a BR (Bad Record) I won't beat anytime soon. Because I don't want this blog to die, as much as I don't want my running experience to end...And...
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