The Toughest Sport

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/sportSkills Four words: Are you fucking serious? #40? Really? Easier than raquetball and squash? Easier than badminton and auto racing? Easier than calf roping?? I recently got into a debate as to which sport is the hardest – ironic that ESPN decided to join in. Sure playing football isn’t the easiest thing in the world, [...]

This Feeling

I don’t know how to describe it. I’m torn between being nervous and being sad. This might be it, in two ways. This might be the last race I have with the LHS XC team, the team that has been my family for four years. This might be the last time I get to huddle [...]

A Diamond in the Rough.

I usually don’t write about my bad runs but this one was different. My nine mile loop in Fremont Older was hell for eight miles and heaven for one. And luckily the one mile of heaven was the last one, not the first. I realize I am over-training and I’m going to tone it down [...]

This Is a Hard One.

I’ve run down to Stevens Creek Canyon Park. I know how long and steep that downhill is. I always wondered how it would be to run up it. Thank You Hank. Now I know. Start running, take off fast. I feel good. Push the first few uphills. Maybe I should save some for later… nah. [...]