a barrel of this

Still trying to let the right leg recover so more picture taking which means lots of stopping and walking. I did see 4 little, fuzzy bunnies romp across the trail! I took picture of the bunny hole that one disappeared down (to be posted just as soon as I repair my photo gallery). It was […]

Stupid Swedes. Stupid Fartleks. I only managed to get through 3x 2 mins at a fast pace instead of the target 5. After about 3 miles my left leg started to cramp up. I tried to jog then run then stretch then jog through it but, I ended up walking a good chunk of the […]

Update: The photos are up on flickr now including photos of the new deYoung museum under construction.
More photo taking today, this time in Golden Gate park. I think I have enough photos to make the rotation in the header of this blog interesting enough for the time being. All of the photos will eventually be […]

Went out with my camera today and stopped often to take pictures. I was trying to get sweeping vistas from on top of Potrero Hill but unfortunately, my little digital Canon PowerShot SD110 doesn’t do so well with the wide angles and distance. There were some good shots in the bunch though. Lots of construction […]

The Forerunner missed a full 10 minutes of running so judging by my route I think I did more like 5 miles today. Unfortunately, that is a bit more than I should have been doing today. This will in turn make me sore tomorrow when I am supposed to run longer (according to my training […]

Oh the hills. I don’t know why I picked hills for only my second day back. Something I read about hills helping to stretch muscles out. The only problem for me is coming back down. I’ve forgotten how to be spry and not slap the pavement with my feet. For some reason the 118% incline […]

First day back after two weeks of being ill from a sinus infection. It is not entirely gone but I’m feeling well enough to run. I tried warming up after a short jog to Esprit Park. I would prefer to do 10 minutes warm up and warm down but I don’t have that much time […]

Second week of the training cycle. Second day of fartleks (Swedish for “speed play”). Got stuck at the CalTrain track crossing and received a face full of dirt and debris as the train went by. Nice.

I messed up the timer early on so I actually went farther and it took longer but only by about 4 or 5 minutes. This time I paid more careful attention to my trial book and made the correct turn to go out ridge trail which provides spectacular views overlooking the bay and SFO. I […]