News and observations for recreational and competitive runners in Northern California.
- 2010.06.15: Run, Sacramento blog reaches the finish line
- 2010.06.14: Dipsea Race Recap: And a child shall lead them...
- 2010.06.11: Video Friday: Celebrating the Dipsea
- 2010.06.10: Western States runner recounts bear encounter on the trail
- 2010.06.10: Study: Running prevents you from getting *#@&% angry
- 2010.06.09: Does practicing carb depletion on long runs awaken fate stores?
- 2010.06.08: Where do you keep car keys when running?
- 2010.06.08: Auburn Trail Run results are in
- 2010.06.07: Race Results: Marty ends Schneider's reign in all-women's 5K
- 2010.06.07: All-Time Dipsea champ must sit out the 100th running
- 2010.06.04: Celebrate National Trails Day by running a trail race
- 2010.06.04: Running Tweets of the week
- 2010.06.03: Video Thursday: Hill drills that'll make you gasp
- 2010.06.03: Women's Fitness 5K sold out, but festival still beckons
- 2010.06.03: More anecdotal evidence that running is NOT bad on your joints
- 2010.06.02: National Running Day? Isn't that every day?
- 2010.06.01: Holiday Weekend Race Results R Us
- 2010.05.28: SF Mayor is a bandit ... runner! For shame!
- 2010.05.28: Tweeting on the run ... and afterward
- 2010.05.28: Avoid the crowds; No Excuses 5K packet pick-up starts today
- 2010.05.28: 'No Excuses' for not reading our age-grading running story
- 2010.05.27: Type-A runners need to watch this video
- 2010.05.27: Great Treks: Debut of new Sac Bee trail running series
- 2010.05.26: Which races are you running ... and why?
- 2010.05.25: Vegged Out: The Veggie Chase 5K has some problems
- 2010.05.25: Spots filling fast for Women's Fitness Festival 5K
- 2010.05.25: The joy of progression runs
- 2010.05.25: Donate Old Running Shoes at No Excuses Race
- 2010.05.24: Hot enough for ya? Well, no! But great for running
- 2010.05.24: For the pain and heartbreak of lactic acid buildup, forget massage
- 2010.05.21: Amby's wisdom for injured runners, including himself
- 2010.05.21: Running cliche No. 46: 'Fast, Flat Course'
- 2010.05.20: Video Thursday: In running, it's all about the hips
- 2010.05.19: Morning commute on foot provides a different perspective: bananas, frogs
- 2010.05.18: Save the date: Oct. 18. Boston Marathon Registration opens
- 2010.05.18: One man's plod from Calistoga to Santa Cruz, with Golden Gate swim
- 2010.05.18: Q of the Day: How many days without running before you feel guilty?
- 2010.05.17: Ryan Hall wonders how runners, like, hold down jobs and have kids!
- 2010.05.17: 24-hour track record? It still belongs to Auburn's Clark
- 2010.05.17: Weekend Races: Davis runner 14th at Bay to Breakers
- 2010.05.14: Running videos: Can't you just feel the bonk?
- 2010.05.13: About that mountain lion sighting on the Parkway ...
- 2010.05.13: Does being a vegan and a runner mix?
- 2010.05.12: Changes to improve the enjoyment of road races?
- 2010.05.11: Is 'wearing your number' tech shirt the latest running fad?
- 2010.05.11: Weekend choice: Wild Bay to Breakers or Folsom's 'The Wild Way'?
- 2010.05.10: Hitting the trails prepping for the 100th Dipsea
- 2010.05.07: One more race this weekend: Jenkinson Lake trail run
- 2010.05.07: Lunges before running? So says Coach Jay
- 2010.05.07: Running news you must know before the weekend
- 2010.05.06: Fleet Feet Davis to host 'Running School' May 20
- 2010.05.06: The agony of post-marathon running 'withdrawals'
- 2010.05.05: The irony of a barefoot running seminar at a running shoe store
- 2010.05.04: Weintraub's marathon race report: The P.R.
- 2010.05.04: Folsom's Sperandeo wins Eugene Marathon; Area runners fare well
- 2010.04.30: Packing for Race Day? Shoes might help
- 2010.04.29: Simple, yet wise, marathon advice from coach Joe
- 2010.04.28: Do the Parkway Half / Fair Oaks 5-mile double, get a discount
- 2010.04.28: Hydration study: Even just rinsing with carb solution helps
- 2010.04.28: Pistol-packing Texas governor shoots coyote on morning jog
- 2010.04.27: Taper hypochondria? It's not in the DSM-IV, but should be
- 2010.04.26: More scary marathon death stories; perfect reading for my taper
- 2010.04.26: Drink a pre-marathon Slurpee? Oh, please, no
- 2010.04.26: More about age-graded performance
- 2010.04.26: Big Sur is Big Surge for Sacramento's Rich Hanna
- 2010.04.23: Run with Ryan Hall Sunday in SF
- 2010.04.23: Don't be a 'John Doe' runner, like this poor Newport Beach guy
- 2010.04.22: Marathon weather forecasts: Big Sur (Sunday), Eugene (10 days out)
- 2010.04.22: A runner's tribute to 'The Tree Lady' on Earth Day
- 2010.04.21: New marathon taper obsession: My weight
- 2010.04.20: We're back, with local Boston and River City results
- 2010.04.16: Pre-race anxiety: It's a good thing
- 2010.04.16: Is this stray dog named Rosie Ruiz, by any chance?
- 2010.04.16: 80-year-old Stanford Doc, Boston Marathon runner talks longevity
- 2010.04.16: How to win free running stuff: Guess Hall's Boston time
- 2010.04.15: To Boston runners, From Stephanie
- 2010.04.14: Tribute to the mayor of the Central Park running path
- 2010.04.13: Sports medicine seminar in Davis: The agony of da feet
- 2010.04.13: This is your -- uh, my -- brain on running
- 2010.04.12: About my anti-treadmill bias ...
- 2010.04.12: Mary Coordt update, AR50, Carlsbad and Zoo Zoom Recaps
- 2010.04.01: Running Off to Vacation
- 2010.04.01: Free Run, Free Burrito -- Not an April Fools Joke
- 2010.04.01: Liver 'n' Onions GU flavor and other April Fools Fodder
- 2010.03.31: Running Crimes & Misdemeanors
- 2010.03.31: Reading List: Sports Docs, Long Runs on a Whim, Marathon Participation
- 2010.03.30: Will Vacation Play Havoc With My Marathon Training?
- 2010.03.29: New Garmin 'Minimalist' GPS Watch Unveiled
- 2010.03.29: Brrrrrrr ... My First Ice Bath
- 2010.03.29: Weekend Race Results
- 2010.03.26: Four Big Races This Weekend
- 2010.03.26: What We Can Learn from the Masters: Don't Smoke on the Run
- 2010.03.25: Debate: Quantity Vs. Quality, Injury Risk Vs. Fitness Level
- 2010.03.24: Where Are All of Sac's Morning Runners?
- 2010.03.23: Do'h: Stuff That Can Happen to You at Races
- 2010.03.22: Weekend Race Recap -- LA, SF, Modesto
- 2010.03.19: Don't Even Think of Trying This
- 2010.03.19: Another 'Running Is Bad for You' Study: Should We Freak Out?
- 2010.03.18: Fun (Run) With Dick and Rich
- 2010.03.18: Minimalist Running -- Way Minimalist -- Exposed
- 2010.03.17: Energy Gels Put to the Taste Test
- 2010.03.17: How to Dress for the Run during Seasonal Changes
- 2010.03.16: Another Reason Not to Run with an iPod
- 2010.03.16: You're Not Getting Older, You're Just in a New Age Group
- 2010.03.12: The Mayor is a Runner
- 2010.03.12: Shamrock'n Plea: Please Arrive Early
- 2010.03.11: CIM in 2010 to Offer $$$ to Olympic Trials Qualifiers
- 2010.03.11: With the Weather, Everything's Relative
- 2010.03.11: Waiting for the Light
- 2010.03.10: Top Reason to Run Fast Sunday at Shamrock'n HM
- 2010.03.10: Listen to Your Elders: Ease into Those Tempo Runs
- 2010.03.09: Great Resource for Running Advice
- 2010.03.08: Top 2009 Ultra Runner to Race at Way Too Cool on Saturday
- 2010.03.08: Locals Run Well in Napa, Redding and at Indoor Worlds
- 2010.03.05: Attention, Napa Marathon Participants: Keep an Eye Out for Anita
- 2010.03.04: How to End Plantar Woes? Wiggle Your Toes?
- 2010.03.02: Required Running Reading
- 2010.03.01: Cowtown (Texas version) T-Shirts Critiqued
- 2010.03.01: Meanwhile, On the Trails ...
- 2010.03.01: Recovery Runs: Life in the Slow Lane
- 2010.02.26: Elites Demonstrate Pre-Long Run Warmup
- 2010.02.25: St. Patrick's Day Races? I'll Drink to That ... After Finishing
- 2010.02.24: Running and iPhone Apps: Compatible?
- 2010.02.23: It's National Pancake Day, Hold The Cytomax
- 2010.02.23: It's Official: New Name for Cowtown is Urban Cow Half Marathon
- 2010.02.22: A Running Nirvana?
- 2010.02.22: Be Like Frank: An Example for Aging Runners
- 2010.02.19: Running Psyche: Negativity Can Improve Your Time
- 2010.02.19: Davis to Stage Night Half Marathon in July
- 2010.02.18: Eat & Run ... Repeat: Ultra Fueling Seminar
- 2010.02.17: Road Race Photos: Biggest Ripoff Ever?
- 2010.02.17: Cowtown Renamed, Halved: Is Sacramento Big Enough for Two Marathons?
- 2010.02.16: V-Day and XC Results, Plus Running Through Fire
- 2010.02.12: The Case of the Curious Long-Run Bonk
- 2010.02.11: Video Thursday: Why Ultra Runners Do What They Do
- 2010.02.10: Get Out There and Move Some Corpuscles, Will Ya?
- 2010.02.09: Running's Big Lie?
- 2010.02.08: Some News to Make Old Runners Feel Better
- 2010.02.08: Race Reports: Davis Stampede and Sac Super Bowl Run
- 2010.02.05: Sanchez Completes 135-Miler in minus-21 Degree Weather
- 2010.02.05: Advice from the 'Master'
- 2010.02.04: That's Not the Half of It
- 2010.02.03: To get off the couch, well, get up.
- 2010.02.03: UPDATE: Boston Qualifying Races
- 2010.02.03: CIM Makes List of Top Boston Qualifiers
- 2010.02.02: Study: On Long Runs, Hydration Packs Better Than Bottles
- 2010.02.01: Is Running Sexy? New Research Asks the Question
- 2010.01.29: Best Fake Race Names
- 2010.01.29: New Barefoot Running Study: What It Does Not Show
- 2010.01.28: More Proof that TV Watching Is Bad for Runners
- 2010.01.27: Help Rename the Sac Cowtown Marathon
- 2010.01.26: Sanchez Finishes 7th in Brazil 135-Mile Ultra
- 2010.01.26: Beware of the 48-Hour Post-Run Period
- 2010.01.25: Take in This Study, Then Call Me in the Morning
- 2010.01.22: Coming Sunday: A Look at New Book, 'Racing Weight'
- 2010.01.21: Chinese Students Run (and Cheat) for Extra Credit
- 2010.01.21: Dogs, Part 2: Best Running Partners
- 2010.01.21: When Dogs Attack on Our Runs
- 2010.01.21: Running Tweeters Find Ways to Connect
- 2010.01.20: Triathlon Seminar Tonight in Sac
- 2010.01.20: Get Your Costume Ready...
- 2010.01.19: Difference Between 'Running' and 'Jogging'
- 2010.01.19: Send Used Running Shoes to Haiti
- 2010.01.15: CIM Chooses Ultima Drink! Carb-Lovers Revolt
- 2010.01.15: Eat (GU), Pray, Run???
- 2010.01.15: How About a Davis-to-Sac Marathon? The Causeway Cruise?
- 2010.01.14: Have a Voice in Choosing 2010 CIM Drink
- 2010.01.14: Ultra Running Seminar Tonight at Fleet Feet Sac
- 2010.01.13: Drop Everything and Go Run ... Now
- 2010.01.12: My Latest Fetishistic Running Tchotchke
- 2010.01.11: 'Risk of Running' Story Just Won't Go Away
- 2010.01.08: Dueling Road Races on Super Bowl Sunday
- 2010.01.08: Race Chaos Writ Large
- 2010.01.07: Lost on the Trail, Part 2
- 2010.01.07: Running in California Fog Sure Beats The Alternative
- 2010.01.06: Quadballer Review: Hurts So Good
- 2010.01.06: Still running
- 2010.01.05: My Spring Marathon: Eugene! What's Yours?
- 2010.01.04: Going the Extra Mile on New Year's Day
- 2009.12.31: Injury-free Running in 2010
- 2009.12.29: News Flash to Masters Runners: It's Hot in Sac in July
- 2009.12.28: New Year's Running Resolutions
- 2009.12.24: Davis' "Shoe Guy" Columnist Hangs 'Em Up
- 2009.12.21: The Running Gift That Makes You Feel Guilty
- 2009.12.18: Preview of Saturday's Hawaii Ironman TV Coverage
- 2009.12.18: Now This Is a Guy With Motivation
- 2009.12.18: Running in a Dark Time
- 2009.12.16: For The Runner Who Has Everything ...
- 2009.12.16: Two More Holiday Runs
- 2009.12.15: Ring Out The Old And In The New With Runs
- 2009.12.14: National XC Club Championship Results
- 2009.12.14: Final CIM Numbers
- 2009.12.14: Sign Up For The Way Too Cool 50K Lottery
- 2009.12.11: Upcoming Races
- 2009.12.09: New Year's Eve Run Canceled
- 2009.12.08: Western States 100 Lottery Winners Drawn
- 2009.12.08: I'm a marathoner!
- 2009.12.07: Video: This Is What D.O.M.S. Looks Like
- 2009.12.07: Marathoners: Time to Rest and Recover
- 2009.12.06: Cold, windy and fun
- 2009.12.06: Brr, That Was A Darn Cold Race, But Fun!
- 2009.12.05: Counting down the hours
- 2009.12.05: Smile
- 2009.12.04: CIM Runners, You've Already Won By Being There
- 2009.12.04: Looking to Buy/Sell CIM Bib #? Think Again
- 2009.12.04: Final CIM Weather Post*
- 2009.12.03: 3 Ultra Guys to Run CIM Twice for Charity
- 2009.12.03: CIM Expo: More Than Just Packet Pick-Up
- 2009.12.03: What's for (pre-race) dinner? Consider this pasta dish
- 2009.12.03: CIM Photo Tips; Plus a Nipple Protection Video
- 2009.12.03: Tim's CIM Tips: Mile 26-Finish
- 2009.12.02: Saturday Night Pre-Race Pasta Options in Sacramento
- 2009.12.02: Reading to Wile Away the CIM Taper
- 2009.12.02: Tapernoia: Did I Wimp Out?
- 2009.12.02: Tim's CIM Tips: Miles 24-26
- 2009.12.02: Anybody Know How to Help Frostbitten CIMer?
- 2009.12.02: Using headphones? What's on your playlist?
- 2009.12.01: Spared by rain but not the marathon blues
- 2009.12.01: Go Ahead, Shed Those Clothes at the Start
- 2009.12.01: Online CIM Tracking Explained
- 2009.12.01: Hoping I Will Have Wasted $7.49...
- 2009.12.01: Tim's CIM Tips: Miles 22-24
- 2009.12.01: Carbs, anyone?
- 2009.11.30: Everybody Talks About The Weather, But ...
- 2009.11.30: One Woman's CIM Manifesto
- 2009.11.30: Tim's CIM Tips: Miles 20-22
- 2009.11.30: Carbo-Nation
- 2009.11.30: Uh, Maybe No Rain, After All...
- 2009.11.29: Looks like rain, folks
- 2009.11.28: Another obsessive weather check
- 2009.11.28: It's windy out there
- 2009.11.27: I slept through the marathon!
- 2009.11.27: Obsessing About The Weather, Part II
- 2009.11.27: Tim's CIM Tips: Miles 18-20
- 2009.11.27: A Good Time But Not Great Times at Hungry Run
- 2009.11.27: Giving thanks for a great morning and a great race
- 2009.11.26: Tim's CIM Tips: Miles 16-18
- 2009.11.25: Tips for race day
- 2009.11.25: Early Race Day Weather Forecast
- 2009.11.25: Saving Me From Myself
- 2009.11.25: Tim's CIM Tips: Miles 14-16
- 2009.11.25: Tapernoia
- 2009.11.24: We have numbers!
- 2009.11.24: My trip to Thrift Town
- 2009.11.24: Chew on this: Meal ideas to fuel a good run
- 2009.11.24: This Guy Finished the CIM Course in 6 Minutes, 39 Seconds
- 2009.11.24: Tim's CIM Tips: Miles 12-14
- 2009.11.23: CIM Is Boston Qualifier... for 2011!
- 2009.11.23: What Causes That Calf Cramping at Mile 22?
- 2009.11.23: Tim's CIM Tips: Miles 10-12
- 2009.11.23: A soft landing
- 2009.11.20: Lululemon on race day
- 2009.11.20: Tim's CIM Tips: Miles 8-10
- 2009.11.19: Garmin Forerunner 205: R.I.P.
- 2009.11.19: Tim's CIM Tips: Miles 6-8
- 2009.11.19: Josh Cox and His Abs Will Run the CIM
- 2009.11.18: I drank the juice and love my shoes
- 2009.11.18: Running and ibuprofen
- 2009.11.18: Taper Paranoia, Revisited
- 2009.11.18: Tim's CIM Tips: Miles 4-6
- 2009.11.17: It's all downhill from here
- 2009.11.17: Tim's CIM Tips: Miles 2-4
- 2009.11.17: Let the CIM Taper Paranoia Begin
- 2009.11.16: City of Folsom Needs CIM Volunteers
- 2009.11.16: Tim's CIM Tips: Miles 0-2
- 2009.11.16: Last Long Run ... Or a Longer Run?
- 2009.11.15: Staggering to the finish
- 2009.11.13: Hooked on speed
- 2009.11.13: Big News: Twiet and Tweet
- 2009.11.13: Equipment failure
- 2009.11.12: Marathon 'Tips' Video ... Or, How To Drink Water at Aid Stations
- 2009.11.11: The Iceman Cometh ... But Only For 10 Minutes
- 2009.11.10: Swimming Toward Long-Run Recovery
- 2009.11.09: Gee, Wonder How Gina's Altitude Training Is Going?
- 2009.11.09: Oh, The Things You See On Race Day
- 2009.11.08: Clarksburg tune-up
- 2009.11.08: Oops... I Ran Too Fast, After All
- 2009.11.06: 30 Days Until the CIM! Are You Ready?
- 2009.11.06: Thursday tempo
- 2009.11.06: My drinking problem
- 2009.11.05: Top 10 Thoughts During the CIM
- 2009.11.04: Finding my pace (cont.)
- 2009.11.04: The Wonders of a Rest Day
- 2009.11.03: Love your toenails
- 2009.11.03: Cheating at the CIM? Really!?!
- 2009.11.02: Question for Runners...
- 2009.11.02: Too Late to Enter the CIM? Well, Maybe Not
- 2009.11.02: The Loneliness of the Long-Dist... blah, blah, blah
- 2009.11.01: I deserve a massage
- 2009.11.01: Sunday long run
- 2009.10.31: We Want to See Your Running Photos
- 2009.10.30: Weekend dilemma
- 2009.10.30: A Little Bit About Us...
- 2009.10.30: Mmmmm, chocolate milk!
- 2009.10.30: Time-Change Running Fashion
- 2009.10.29: Speed workouts and over-cooked brussel sprouts
- 2009.10.29: Runners, Check the Sell-By Date on Your Gels
- 2009.10.29: Welcome to Video Thursday
- 2009.10.29: Treadmill equivalents
- 2009.10.28: Reminder: Entry Deadline Is Nov. 1
- 2009.10.28: Dealing With the Wind, Part 2
- 2009.10.27: The big hurt
- 2009.10.27: A Pain in the Butt No Longer
- 2009.10.26: The 10 things Gina has learned about running
- 2009.10.26: Sac's Jaymee Marty Finishes Second at Marine Corps Marathon
- 2009.10.26: Phone calls from your body
- 2009.10.26: Blowin' in the Wind
- 2009.10.25: A training run and a half
- 2009.10.24: Picking a training pace
- 2009.10.23: Should Slow Runners Be Allowed in Marathons?
- 2009.10.23: Listen to Your 'Governor' -- No, Not Arnold
- 2009.10.23: What's your training plan?
- 2009.10.22: Must-Have: 'The Runner's Rule Book'
- 2009.10.22: Am I a Runner or a Stalker?
- 2009.10.22: A bad day on the trail
- 2009.10.21: A noobie's tale
- 2009.10.21: Now THIS Is Hard-Core Running
- 2009.10.21: The dog likes to run
- 2009.10.21: Welcome! Now I Need to Go Take a Nap
