So I love weather. I love rain, thunder, lightening, snow, wind, hail, cats & dogs. Growing up in the northwest sort of prepares you for the most unpredictable weather you can image. I remember running in rain as it turned to hail, then snow, only to turn into 80 degree sunshine before I got home. Yeah, that sort of crazy shit makes me ecstatic. Why? Cause it prepares your mind and body for the brutal [...]

I totally heart Chinese New Year. It’s a great way to reboot all the New Year’s Resolutions you’ve already broken, you get to blow up stuff *and* it comes with those neat little red envelopes with money in them. This year of the rabbit was no exception. The Chinatown Firecracker Run (5K/10K) http://www.firecracker10k.org/ is by far one of my favorite “mom and pop” races in SoCal. This was my second year running it and it was [...]