How Not To Suck At Your First Half Marathon
I was recently part of the support crew for a group of runners who traveled to California to enter the Big Sur half marathon, and in my position as a non-runner I was able to glean a few helpful techniques. I have distilled these down to nine simple tips that should leave you feeling calm and raring to go on the start line.
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A Weekend on the Juan de Fuca
The following trip report is intended as a brief account of our experience in doing the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail over the Canada Day weekend in 2007. When researching the trip online the only accounts we found involved spending more nights on the trail than we had available so I offer this for those who are seeking to read …
Read More →A Comedy of Errors
It has been more than two months since my return from Costa Rica and I am just now continuing to write about the experience. You might be asking yourself why this is, and with any luck some answers lie in the words to follow. “Son of a bitch!” I scream into the sky as dusk renders San Jose monochromatic and …
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The pavement is already warm as I walk barefoot down the road from my cabina to the water. Acrid smoke from a small brush and garbage fire floods my nostrils when I turn off onto the small path that leads down to the beach but is quickly blown away by the constant offshore breeze that makes this such a well …
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