On May 15, 2011, I fufilled my dream of participating in Bay to Breakers. This year was a special one for the race, as it was the centennial celebration. To commemorate the event there was even a 100th Anniversary medal. Although some athletes run the 12 km (7.45 mile) event as a race, many people...
Last summer I joined Team in Training, a non-profit that raises money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, with the goals of raising at least $2500 for cancer research and training for the first half of the Nike Women’s Marathon. With the support of family, friends, team members, and honorees (people who currently have, or...
On October 31, I spent my first Halloween out of the United States and fufilled my dream to run my first international marathon at the 2500th Anniversary Marathon in Greece. I had fun meeting and hanging out with new friends and had the rare opportunity to be on the other side of the camera with...
On April 19, 2009, I ran my first half marathon, the Santa Cruz Half Marathon and 10K. I had chosen that race as I loved the city, and as it was the birthdate of my late dad who loved running, and only later did I find out that it also happened to be the official...
On January 10th, my alarm sounded on my iPhone as planned at 2:00 a.m. Though the hotel had forgotten to make a wake up call to me, or perhaps inadvertently woken up the wrong person, I was ready to get on the shuttle at 3:00 a.m. to take me to the start of the 17th...
