While sitting at a taqueria with Brett Rivers and Larissa Polischuk our conversation wandered off the trail and onto the topic of road marathons and our past experiences with them. All three of us we convinced that we have become stronger and smarter runners over the past year and were curious what kind of time [...]

Last Saturday, August 8, 2009, I participated in the Headlands Hundred, organized by Pacific Coast Trail Runs.  The race was set in the Marin Headlands just north of San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge.  Two options of distance were offered for runners: 50 miles or 100 miles.  The course had been changed from the [...]

The Skyline-to-the-Sea 50K put on by PCTR was a great way to spend a Sunday.  I meet with Larissa Polischuk and Brett Rivers in San Francisco early Sunday morning and started the drive down highway 1 towards the shuttle pick-up. Once arriving we had enough time to organize our nutrition, grab a plastic bag for [...]

This Sunday Pacific Coast Trail Runs will be orchestrating the second running of the Skyline-to-the-Sea 50K.  The trail begins at Saratoga gap and follows the Skyline-to-the-Sea trail down through Castle Rock and Big Basin State Parks to finish at Waddell Beach.   The trail has a net drop of 5500 feet with only 3000 feet gained.  [...]

“One rugged run” This was my first 50 mile race so I wasn’t too sure of what to expect out there.  I arrived at the parking lot just before 6am with friends and crew Brett Rivers and Heather Pugh.  I quickly checked myself in and with the horizon lightening we were off.  The trail started [...]