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Icon Run: Chrissy Field
Whatever else you might want to say about former President Clinton, he did know what to do with a well endowed military (wink wink). His decision to transfer large portions of Army land to the National Park Service gave San Francisco access to an incredible stretch of land with a drop dead iconic view […]
Sheltered Cove
In a state of acute post Avenue-of-the-Giant-Half afterglow, I went in search of an ocean in which to stick my feet, an ocean for walking in the freezing cold water, with waves up to my knees, maybe higher to make up for my PR sins. (My chiropractor had warned me in no uncertain terms~ no […]
Avenue of the Giants (some very big trees)
Everything is bigger in America, right?: bigger cars, bigger bellies and bigger pocket books! Well, no not really but the Avenue of the Giants truly IS one of the validations to the myth: one of the American Icons of Big~ only this time we mean it. If you wanted to, you could sit […]
America’s Cup 2013~ Loma Prieta
Close to downtown, with easy access to public transportation and an uncluttered route with no significant stop lights along the way, the Embarcadero easily became the go-to spot for running clubs and friends meeting after work. Thank you Loma Prieta!! It was the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake that finally answered the stand off between the […]
Flat and Fast: Hayward Salt Flats
I prefer the window seat when I fly: to snuggle up to the warmth of the window sun, to have room enough to stretch out without my legs being caught by the beverage cart and time enough to stare out the window and watch the patterns of the landscape pass by. Flying into SFO, I […]
Comfort Run: Strawberry Hill
Some days are meant for Comfort Runs. A run you can cuddle up to. Something easy on the eyes, knees and determination. A macaroni and cheese of a run. Buffered from street noise by the encircling waters of Stow Lake, Strawberry Hill is a leafy green oasis that combines the steady regularity of a one […]
New Year, New Decade
A new year brings new years resolutions as the long days of darkness slowly start their climb back to the light. The holidays provided a welcome break from routine with cheerful lights, good food, and chatty conversations with family and friends. But I love the return just as much: coming back to my daily […]
Night Lights: Market Street
Starting at Montgomery BART, follow the festive holiday LED snowflake banners hung along Market Street like breadcrumbs from the fairytale Hansel and Gretel, leading you deep into the forest, in this case this stretch known as Mid-Market which is well worth a night time visit this season. You heard it here first~ this neighborhood […]
Just in time for the Holidays
Just in time for the holidays, it’s official~ no Goofy Challenge for me. More drinking, less running. I suppose I should celebrate. My first injury, Yay? After all, it means I am an athlete and I must be because Wow! it took a lot of adjustment. Regular exercise was the first order of […]
Night Lights: Union Street
Running in cold dark rainy weather is an annual challenge. But that’s why the holidays were invented, right? A festival of lights to cheer us all up when the world is so dreadfully gloomy? From Union Street to Union Square, the city is bustling with holiday lights to add a bit of spice to your […]
Jonesing for endorphines: Goat Rock Beach
Like a moth to the flame, I fluttered back to the Pacific Ocean in hopes of finding a glamorous viewpoint on the otherwise gloomy situation of my injured tendon. My once dreamy images of 20 plus mile runs in bucolic Sonoma County have been replaced by stoic walks in the frigid waters of Goat Rock […]
Medal Slut
I have a confession. I like my races to have cute medals. A lame medal is just plain sad. By “cute” I naturally mean well designed, meaningful and with graphic appeal. Right here and now, I would like to initiate a campaign to require all race web sites to post photos of their medals for […]