Week in Review: Mt. Lowe Snow
April 9 – 15. Every time I run El Prieto, I run into Ian Rusk, who stops and introduces himself and tells …
Week in Review: April 2 – 8
This week was a step-back week – what should have been a relaxed 76 miles that somehow still managed to have some …
Mt. Disappointment Test Runs #2 & #3
I’d run the Mt. Disappointment training run a few weeks back, crashed at about the 3 mile mark, and did the rest …
Henninger Flats & Mount Luken
Sun, fog, hot, cold, inquisitive deer, snarling bobcats, 2 mountains, 7,300′ of climbing. Saturday I decided to try a heat & sun …
Round and round and round
The original plan was to run 24 miles, but what’s another 2, to squeeze in an impromptu marathon at years’ end? 12 …
Riverside Drive
Sunday. Still tired from yesterday’s dehydrating midday heat wave hill run through Griffith Park, today was a somewhat plodding 12.5 miler out …
Crack or Cactus Gardens?
He says he has three days clean. His eyes are rolling around in desperation; they look like they’re gonna bust out of …
Morning Buddha
Wednesday, May 5, 8am. Mile 1.72 of an 8 mile run through Griffith Park. These days I’m paying attention to form – …