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I actually registered for this race months before, but as it got closer and closer to race day, I still wasn’t sure if I was going to do this 31 mile bike ride. That’s the problem with signing up for a race so far in advanced, you never k

Santa Anita Derby Day 5K Race Report

Published on 2013-04-23 00:38:55

I’ve wanted to run this race for a few years now, mostly because it’s literally next door to the mall by my parent’s house in LA. I wasn’t planning to run it again this year, but my friend told me that he was going to run it and told me to do

2013 Mission Driven Eco Run 10K Trail Run Race Report

Published on 2013-03-24 00:03:19

Two weeks ago, when we lost an hour due to daylight savings, I decided to start waking up early to run before work. Even though it was just 3-4 miles a day, it was more running that I had done in quite some time. Those two weeks of miles under my bel

Senorita Century 45 Mile Ride Race Report

Published on 2013-03-04 03:17:13

I won an entry to this race but wasn’t sure if I was going to sign up, even though it would have been my first organized ride. What I was afraid of was being the only male in this ‘beautiful ride for women’; fortunately they had a ride just for

Finish Chelsea’s Run 5K Race Report

Published on 2013-03-02 17:06:55

Finish Chelsea’s Run is a race I’ve wanted to participate (or at least support) since they started it back in 2010. This race is dedicated to Chelsea King who was sadly taken during one of her runs in that same year. A group of runners were so af

2013 LA Chinatown Firecracker 10K Race Report

Published on 2013-02-28 02:07:40

This is the 3rd year in a row running this race, but the most fun by far. Ironically, it was my worse performance but the fact that I got to run it with my entire family definitely made up for it. Results: 46:03 (7:24 min/mile), 12/162 AG, 88/2382 Ov

Cardiff Kook 10K Run Race Report

Published on 2013-02-05 04:03:03

The 2nd annual Cardiff Kook 10K took place on Super Bowl Sunday, which was a great way to justify all of the junk food that was going to be eaten later on that evening. As usual, I had not run very much prior to this race (twice in the past 2 weeks).

2012 Recap and What’s New in 2013

Published on 2013-01-05 00:56:35

If you look back at my 2012 workout summary from DailyMile, you’ll see that there was a huge drop off in runs and rides for the 2nd half of the year. But what isn’t noted in that report is all the time I spent at the gym once I moved to

Hot Buttered Run 10K Race Report

Published on 2013-01-03 22:39:06

Finally got a chance to write up the race report for the Hot Buttered Run 10K (December 16, 2012). I’m usually pretty punctual when it comes to race reports, but I was waiting for the official results as well as race photos before I sat down and wr

New York Rock n Roll 10K Race Report

Published on 2012-11-04 01:43:07

Whenever I tell people I ran a race in New York, their first response is always “oh you ran the New York City Marathon?!” unfortunately, no. And since I’m late with this report, I can actually say that everyone who had planned to run it in 2012

Light the Night 5K

Published on 2012-11-04 01:16:26

The Light the Night 5K was the 3rd race in 3 weeks and was actually the hardest of the 3 races that I ran. Initially, I thought I’d do really well since it was a night race. Results: 21:21 (6:52 min/mile), 19/71 AG, overall 76/1353. The time and pl

Color Vibe 2012

Published on 2012-11-04 01:09:00

I think this is one of the first ‘fun’ runs that I’ve ever done and I have to say, it did live up to its name. My cousin had run one of these before and she really enjoyed it. The race is pretty straight forward: you wear white colored clothes

2012 Scripps Ranch 10K Race Report

Published on 2012-07-04 23:04:04

This race report should be pretty brief. This was my 4th year in a row running this race, I’m hoping to continue with that tradition for many years to come. It’s a well-organized, local race that helps support local organizations within the community. Although I had a trend of running faster than previous years (2011, [...]

2012 San Diego Rock n Roll Marathon Race Report

Published on 2012-06-03 23:18:55

Well, I’ve completed my quota of one marathon per year, see you all next time! The main reason I decided to run this race was that my coworker said he was going to sign up for this race. Initially, I had planned to just run the half, but when I found out he was going [...]

Foxy Run Trail Half Marathon Race Report

Published on 2012-04-23 06:17:29

The Foxy Run Trail Half Marathon is a race I ran last year, but under a different name: the Painted Rocks Half Marathon. When I read about this race, I either forgot or wasn’t aware that I had already ran it in the past. I still recall that race being pretty tough considering it was [...]

Hollywood Half Marathon Race Report

Published on 2012-04-15 02:07:00

The Hollywood Half Marathon was my 5th half marathon for the year and third (I believe) inaugural race. I actually wasn’t going to run this race but my cousin, who I ran with on his first full marathon, wanted to run this half. The course was pretty straightforward, basically an out and back with a [...]

XTERRA Black Mountain 15K Trail Run

Published on 2012-03-26 07:31:52

The Xterra Trail Run is a series of races across LA and San Diego (possibly other Socal locations) with the Black Mountain 15K race #6 of 7. According to the website, “The athlete with the most points- by gender and age group- after the last race in the Series earns the title of XTERRA Trail [...]

San Diego Half Marathon at Petco Park

Published on 2012-03-20 04:05:32

It’s already been over a week since I ran this race, so now all I remember about it is what the notes I took the night of the race when I first planned to write up this report. But first the fun stuff, results: 1:34:59 (13.23 mi, 7:11 min/mile), 26/350 AG, 215/5485 Overall. This was [...]

Mission Driven Eco Run 10K Trail Run

Published on 2012-03-04 17:44:04

I haven’t run a trail race since September, but I’m hoping to make up for that in 2012. The Mission Driven Eco Run 10K is my first trail race of the year, but I already have a few others lined up in the next month or two. It’s good that I started off at a [...]

Rock ‘n’ Roll Pasadena Half Marathon Race Report

Published on 2012-02-20 01:57:22

The Pasadena half is the first Rock ‘n’ Roll race of at least 3 or 4 that I’ll be running this year and also the inaugural race in this particular market. I’ve run a few other inaugural races before and haven’t had any issues so far, and the Pasadena RnR was no different. I mentioned [...]

2012 LA Chinatown Firecracker 10K Race Report

Published on 2012-02-13 03:13:55

When I ran this race last year, the previous race I ran was in November of the year before. But this year, I had actually ran 2 half marathons in January, so you’d think I would have been better prepared for this race. But after reading last year’s race report, it sounds like I ran [...]

Winter Classic Track & Field Meet #1

Published on 2012-01-29 16:24:39

I still don’t know why I thought running short distance events at a track meet would be a good idea. All through high school, I was never a fan of distance running and when I say distance running I mean anything longer than 3 miles. When I was in cross country, I always thought, ‘why [...]

Race Report: 2012 Carlsbad Half Marathon

Published on 2012-01-24 01:00:13

This race will always be very special for me. I started running and competing in the 2nd half of 2009 (after taking a couple of years off from high school running) and ran my first half marathon by the end of that year. But it was at Carlsbad in early 2010 where I ran my [...]

13.1 Los Angeles Half Marathon Race Report

Published on 2012-01-17 01:08:42

Quick post regarding the results: 1:38:02, AG 27/149, 210/2829 overall. I have a few criteria when deciding which race to run: location and registration fees. I usually run local races in San Diego and have ran a few back home in LA. The only exception where I traveled for a race is SF & Taiwan. [...]

Taiwan Vacation 2011 & Taipei Zoo 13K Run

Published on 2011-12-06 05:12:18

It’s been a little over 2 weeks since I came back from Taiwan, but I didn’t have to wait that long to realize that I want to go back already. It was my first time traveling outside of the country but hopefully won’t be my last. Although the trip was a personal trip, 2 of [...]

2011 Rock ‘n’ Roll Los Angeles Half Marathon Race Report

Published on 2011-11-06 00:53:52

I ran the inaugural RnR LA Half last year which turned out to be a very well organized and successful race. I ran it again this year mostly because I got an entry from the Brooks ID team and it gave me another reason to visit the family back home. I knew I wouldn’t have [...]

Long Beach Half Marathon Race Report

Published on 2011-11-05 16:28:05

The thing I hate about registering for races early is that when I finally realize that I have that race coming up, I’m always surprised and feel unprepared. I think I registered for the Long Beach Half Marathon in June at another race expo. I did occasionally received emails about the race, so it wasn’t [...]

Max’s Ring of Fire Lemon Run 4.6 Mile Race Report

Published on 2011-10-24 03:36:58

I ran this race last year when it was Max’s Ring of Fire 5K, but this year they teamed up with Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation to become Max’s Ring of Fire Lemon Run. Both organizations were created in honor of a child that died from cancer, and was created to help research and prevention of [...]

Camp Pendleton Heartbreak Ridge Half Marathon Race Report

Published on 2011-10-17 05:10:12

This was an interesting and thoroughly difficult race to run. What’s cool about the race is that it’s actually inside Camp Pendleton military base, which I’ve never been to before. It was about a 40 minute drive and even longer wait to actually park once we got in. We were told to bring our ID [...]

America’s Finest City 5K Race Report

Published on 2011-10-07 00:16:50

There are a couple of reasons why I decided to run this race. My previous race (SF Half) was 3 weeks ago and my next one (Heartbreak Ridge Half) wasn’t scheduled for another 3 weeks. I know I wouldn’t have stayed motivated enough to keep running without knowing I had something to prepare for. So [...]

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