By Aracelly Clouse As far back as I can remember, running has always been a part of my life. As a child, I recall running to and from elementary school, because walking was just too slow! Now, as an adult, I continue to run – for fun and for peace of mind. It is my [...]

By Ray Yokoi By way of background, I started running in high school, took a break for a while and then started participating in Ironman triathlons in my mid-twenties, including the Ironman World Championships in Kona – with the urge to try new challenges.  From triathlons I flowed into ultra running.  I fell in love [...]

by Jonathan Toker, Ph.D., SaltStick.com May 9, 2009.  With a start, we were off. The annual running of the XTERRA Malibu Creek Trail Challenge 22K began on a pleasantly cool morning with a field of a few hundred of my closest friends, an annual reunion, not to see who had gotten slower or added girth [...]

By Michael Davitian I started running about 8 years ago when I was in high school.  I joined the track team in the spring of my sophomore year, and the next year I followed up and joined the cross country team in the fall.  In college I ran competitively on both the track and the [...]

This past Sunday was race #2 of the XTERRA Trail Run NorCal Series.  The 15K and 5K trail runs were held in Redwood Regional Park in the Oakland Hills.  The warm weather resulted in a great turnout of runners for both distances.  The 15K kicked off at 8am followed shortly by the 5K.  I volunteered [...]