For the past few months I’ve been getting my exercise indoors. While I have gotten on to a treadmill a time or two, I’m sorry…
After a hard run, or any sufficiently intense workout, I can sometimes be sore for a few days. That’s not uncommon but it is sometimes…
I have three weekly items in my to-do list which set a rather low bar for my weekly mileage: first is to walk one mile,…
In the past few years I’ve found myself having trouble getting back into the flow of running. When I go out it has been more…
OK, well, they’re sort of both island sides. See, Alameda is an island ever since they carved out the canal that separates Oakland from Alameda.…
Some people don’t believe it, but running in the rain is a lot of fun. The rain is cooling, which feels good but also means…
This is the run I’d really meant to run Sunday. While this time I neglected to put the inhaler in my pocket, I did take…
It’s been a while since I logged any miles, so I think this has to be counted as a success, but one far short of…
It is sometimes easy to forget how much influence I have over my own state of mind. Undoubtedly it is because if my mind is…
We could not have asked for better weather for the Independence Day Ralph Appezzato Charity Event 5K this year. The RACE is a great event for a few reasons. The 5K is on the parade route for the Alameda Fourth of July Parade. People line up to watch the parade along the entire route, so there are spectators, many of whom cheer enthusiastically, from the start to the finish. The spectators don’t dwindle at the end either; most will be there until the parade finishes.
Having spectators along the entire route may not be the best thing for every race, but for a July Fourth morning race it’s a lot of fun to be cheered on, even at the back of the pack. And I have to give the race organizers credit for ingenuity holding the race on a course that has already been closed to traffic for the parade.