Bizz Johnson Marathon at Altitude

The day dawned clear and cold.  We were at about 5,000′ and a group of us were about to set out on another adventure of running 26.2 miles just for the hell of it.  The team included Kim, Chris, Pete, Jeremy, Doni (and Kimber) and other roomies at the Roseberry B&B in Susanville (built 1902).
The [...]

Sometimes you have to perservere …

“His name is Bob. But he’s friendly …”
Thus said the hiker we ran into in Strathcona Park on Vancouver Island. He was talking about a bear!
We were then left to wonder whether Bob was a known bear or if that was a joke, we never would find out ….
As Kim and I pulled [...]

Climbing or Running …

Completed 35k PCTR race at Woodside on Sunday February 7th.  Felt good.  Great day.  Wonderful. Until I spoke with someone (late in the race) who had run the American River Fifty Mile (AR50) event – for which I am signed up for on April 4th.  She asked what was I planning to do tomorrow.  When I [...]

Lake Sonoma Run

A brilliant day, the January sun
Cold at first and warm when done
The sky as blue as some friends are true
Music in the ear
Synchronized footsteps to hear
Sometimes up, sometimes down
Lake Sonoma all around
Thirsty for water, nothing on hand
We find a stream, cold in the hand
Views seen
Where I might have been
Stretching on a hill
Muscles have their own [...]

Why We Run

Today we ran a solid three hours at Annadel Park just north of Santa Rosa.  The total distance was around 16.2 miles but could have been more, my GPS decided not to work despite being charged overnight.  We set out around 730am on trails that were largely deserted, later we saw some bicyclists and horses [...]

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