Climbing and Running
7 marathons. 7 continents. 7 years.
Mount Whitney Update Day One
March 12, 2009 by Mitch Lewis · Leave a Comment
I had a plan to complete a trifecta of the highest mountains in North America (Denali), South America (Aconcagua) and Continental US (Whitney). The first two were completed and summited in 2008 and Whitney at 14, 505′ could have easily been climbed in the summer – without attempting a winter assault. But that would have [...]
Napa Valley Marathon
March 3, 2009 by Mitch Lewis · 1 Comment
This was definitely a unique marathon for me. The end result was the same – crossing the finish line and keeping my perfect record intact (16 for 16 for this distance). I ended up having a completely different pre-marathon routine. There were a number of things that made this race different
The first is [...]
Good to Great – and Climbing
February 24, 2009 by Mitch Lewis · Leave a Comment
I just read an interview with “management guru” Jim Collins (who wrote Built to Last and Good to Great) where he compares management and leadership of companies to climbing. Jim has his own 30-year amazing record of rock climbing some of the most famous and hardest places of the world and he often writes about [...]
Climbing or Running …
February 10, 2009 by Mitch Lewis · Leave a Comment
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 [...]
Start slow – Finish fast
November 16, 2008 by Mitch Lewis · Leave a Comment
Yesterday I competed in the Stinson Beach 30k race, organized by Pacific Coast Train Runs (PCTR) – they are also the ones that organized Skyline to the Sea 50k race. As usual there were funny and great stories along the way – but overall a fantastic day.
Kim and I carpooled down to Stinson and it [...]
Orgasmic run in Tiburon
October 20, 2008 by Mitch Lewis · 1 Comment
Today we had the first day of our semi-annual offsite extended management team meeting (SAOEMTM ) in Tiburon. It was a very good day and the weather is absolutely perfect – even though we’re stuck inside all day.
These are not my pictures, but its a good idea of what the views are like. [...]
Another Runner’s Account of Skyline to the Sea (Great Post and Pictures!)
September 22, 2008 by Mitch Lewis · Leave a Comment
Reprinted intact from http://runtrails.blogspot.com/2008/09/skyline-to-sea-50k-california-dreamin.html
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Skyline to the Sea 50k – California Dreamin’
Last Saturday, I had the pleasure of joining 220 ultrarunners for the sold out Skyline to the Sea 50k in the Santa Cruz Mountains of Northern California. This new race put on by Pacific Coast Trail Runs has plenty of beautiful single [...]
Skyline to the Sea – Ultra Marathon Mitch
September 21, 2008 by Mitch Lewis · 3 Comments
Yesterday, I completed – but not without mishaps – my first Ultra Marathon, the 50km Skyline to the Sea race from Saratoga to (near) the Pacific Ocean (Waddel Beach). This race was not without moments of pain, agony and doubts but also a number of purely magical running moments and great stories to boot (how [...]
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