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Tantek ()'s status on Monday, 09-Aug-2021 16:00:00 EDT Tantek Finished #RodeoValley 30k #trailRace in 5:10:43 on Saturday. In the photo I’m massaging a midsection cramp while power hiking uphill, and grinning because I knew I was almost at the top of the last big climb of the course.
First race post lockdown was exciting, fun, steady, strong, until a downhill trip (no fall) broke my momentum, strained the right leg/glute, and killed the appetite. Struggled and pushed thru remaining climbs to finish strong on the final downhill without injury, 26s longer than 2018.
Great starting with 50k runners Bryan & Eliza, and having pal Erika run me in the last 4 miles (also took this 📷) and share salty snacks, a needed boost.
Taking notes as memories resurface. Processing everything & how each section went, insights gained, and lessons learned.
#runner #running #instaRunner #trailRunner #ultraRunner #trailRace #grassRootsGear #NovemberProject #NPSF #Marin #MarinHeadlands #CoastalTrail #Hill88 #uphill #powerhike #50kTraining #50mileTraining #2021_219 #laterGram #noFilter
The night before: https://tantek.com/t5E51
2018 Rodeo Valley: https://tantek.com/2018/175/t1/finished-rodeovalley-my-first-30k -
Tantek ()'s status on Saturday, 07-Aug-2021 00:58:00 EDT Tantek The pandemic is not over just because you’re over it. Wear a mask. Get vaxed. Get boosted with a different vax. Stop indoor dining/drinking. Black Lives Matter. Trans rights are human rights. Housing & healthcare for all. There’s no Planet B.
Also, running my first race tomorrow since lockdown, @insidetrail #RodeoValley 30k!
Longest training stretch between races since I started running. Huge thanks to coach @CorrineMalcolm’s guidance for almost a year now.
Carving out little deliberate pockets of the past in the ever-changing present.
#runner #running #instarunner #trailrunner #ultrarunner #trailrace #grassrootsgear #novemberproject #NPSF #letsdothis #LFG #Marin #50ktraining #50mileTraining #nofilter -
Tantek ()'s status on Friday, 12-Mar-2021 02:18:00 EST Tantek 🌞🔄✅
rewatched Interstellar (2014)
Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
more 2020 memories:
Mar 9
* #NPSF Monday
* 100% remote work
Mar 10
* Sutra philosophy class in-person
Mar 11
* #NPSF at Alta Plaza -
Tantek ()'s status on Monday, 18-Jan-2021 02:46:00 EST Tantek
Seven years ago today I showed up to my first #hillsforbreakfast workout @Nov_Project_SF and ran up & down a few blocks for 25min[8]. In memory of #NPSF hills I ran to Twin Peaks today[1], 25min (or a bit less) of all uphill just to start — something that was beyond my reach back then.
Starting at Oak Street I caught a sign in a window[2] I hadn’t seen before, encouraging folks to:
* see black women
* hear black women
* trust black women
* love black women
* protect black women
* pay black women
After running up Ashbury to Clayton to Twin Peaks Boulevard and climbing to the summit & both peaks, I turned around to see a clear view of Sutro Tower, Mt Tam, and the Golden Gate Bridge from the South Peak[3]. On the return run, I spotted a pair of apparent princesses in pink dresses strolling along, brightly lit by the brilliant setting sun[4], along the adjacent road blocked to motor traffic. As I climbed the North Peak, I saw them again up ahead, strolling in the middle of the road without a care in the world[5].
Reaching the top of the North Peak, I noticed Market Street’s streetlamps had been lit, the sunset barely lighting up a few blocks of downtown[6]. Made it back to the Twin Peaks Summit as the sun dropped toward the Pacific Ocean, bathing everything nearby in orange light[7].
Ran down the hill at an easy pace, legs & feet tired after yesterday’s longer run. Grateful for regular runs up Twin Peaks, where 25 minutes is the start, rather than the whole workout.
#trail #runner #runners #trailRunner #trailRun #ultraRunner #SF #SanFrancisco #hilliversary #NovemberProjectSF #NovemberProject #TwinPeaks #50ktraining #50mileTraining #optOutside #fromWhereIRun #noFilter
Previously, previously, previously:
* https://tantek.com/2020/017/t2/six-years-ago-npsf-hills
* https://tantek.com/2016/017/t1/two-years-ago-first-npsf-hillsforbreakfast
* https://tantek.com/2014/017/t1/first-novemberprojectsf-hillsforbreakfast -
Tantek ()'s status on Sunday, 22-Mar-2020 01:48:00 EDT Tantek 🌌🌧 It was a dark and stormy morning. The start of a long day, too long for one race report post. I got up, put on my running outfit I’d set out the night before (https://tantek.com/t55_3), snacked on a dark chocolate mocha Clif bar, and ran up to the intersection where Cori was coming to pick us up. Stephanie joined minutes later. It was only sprinkling, yet the cold was already biting, despite us wearing all the layers we brought.
Cori picked us up, last two seats in her car, we huddled together for warmth and cracked jokes to lighten the mood and lift our spirits. We arrived at the Rodeo Beach parking lot just before 06:30, already brimming with activity(2 📷 Bryan). We weren’t the only #MarinUltraChallenge runners determined to run our races despite the cancellation. The rain picked up.
I’ve run in the rain before, many years @Nov_Project_SF & a few other cities, and a year ago on my double Tam run. Separately I’ve run in the dark, also at #NPSF, usually early gang, and on so many Tam sunrise runs. This was the first time I’d run in the dark, in the rain, on trails. Carpooling and starting together helped, knowing we’d all be out there facing the elements, finding our way.
After quick bathroom trips we found each other and @BryanTing under a green umbrella(3,4), assembled for a group photo(5 📷 Bryan), unbeknownst to us mere days before social distancing orders would forbid it. We composed ourselves in the now pouring rain, and started our run(6 📷 Bryan) crossing the Rodeo Beach gates(1 📷 Bryan), up the Coastal Trail.
#run #runner #runners #RodeoBeach #darkness #morning #rain #weatherProof #nightrun #WorkHardDreamBigDoCoolShit #50miles #50miler #ultra #ultraRunner #ultraRunners #ultraRunning #ultraMarathon #InsideTrail #MUC #MUC50 #optOutside #NeverStopExploring #NovemberProjectSF #NovemberProject #NP_Continues #NP_WeekendWarriors #MarinFitnessProject #2020_074 #20200314 #laterGram #noFilter -
Tantek ()'s status on Monday, 16-Mar-2020 02:45:00 EDT Tantek I did it. 50 miles of #running #MUC50 trails with 11000+ feet of climbing. Started in a dark & stormy morning with @Nov_Project_SF 50k runners, finished with pal @BryanTing in a dark & stormy night after he crewed me the whole day.
Much harder & longer than expected. Thanks also to #NPSF friends that showed up and ran with me for a few segments.
Run details: https://www.strava.com/activities/3184667146
I’ve got some training to do for next year’s Marin Ultra Challenge.
Photos soon.
#InsideTrail #MarinUltraChallenge #NeverStopExploring #NP_Continues #NP_WeekendWarriors #MarinFitnessProject #optOutside #run #WorkHardDreamBigDoCoolShit #50mileTraining #2020_074 #20200314 #laterGram #noFilter -
Tantek ()'s status on Friday, 14-Feb-2020 17:31:00 EST Tantek ☁️🌉 Overcast morning, no sunrise, just Bay Bridge Lights sparkling on the bay as we started the @Nov_Project_SF Cupid’s span workout where your reward for sprinting then offering or being offered a flower was 10 burpees together 🌹😅
#cloudy #overcast #BayBridge #BayBridgeLights #beforeSunrise #whatSun #EastBay #lights #city #NPSF #NovemberProjectSF #NovemberProject #fromWhereIRun #graySky #optOutside #SF #SanFrancisco #freeFitness #justShowUp #Embarcadero #CupidsSpan #noFilter -
Tantek ()'s status on Saturday, 18-Jan-2020 02:57:00 EST Tantek 🌳🏙 #NPSF#hillsforbreakfaston Stanyan with Collin Evans leading. Some mornings there’s no sunrise, no pretty trails. Just good company, community, sweat, and hard work.
Six years ago today I finally overcame enough fear and impostor syndrome to show up to NPSF Friday hills on Church street adjacent to Dolores Park (after having gone to NPSF Wednesdays for almost 3 months at the time). Still here.
Previously:
*https://tantek.com/2016/017/t1/two-years-ago-first-npsf-hillsforbreakfast
*https://tantek.com/2014/017/t1/first-novemberprojectsf-hillsforbreakfast
#hilliversary#NovemberProjectSF#NovemberProject#wakeUpTheSun#fromWhereIRun#foggy#optoutside#SF#SanFrancisco#freeFitness#justShowUp#latergram#nofilter -
Tantek ()'s status on Saturday, 28-Dec-2019 02:28:00 EST Tantek 🌅🌳🌴🌆 Ran to #NPSF#hillsforbreakfastwith dad this morning in the dark. Did hill repeats while the cold clear sky lightened with gradients from deep #blueabove(1) to a growing #orangeband on the horizon(2,3). After breakfast we ran back through Golden Gate park, closing a 4 mile loop.
#NovemberProject#NovemberProjectSF#wakeUpTheSun#fromWhereIRun#dawn#sunrise#gradient#clearsky#deepbluesky#optoutside#run#runner#runners#nofilter -
Tantek ()'s status on Sunday, 01-Dec-2019 02:13:00 EST Tantek 🌇🌁🏃🏻♂️ #Yesterday@Nov_Project_SFbefore the rains. Woke up and chose to #optoutsideat Battery Spencer (rather than shop-inside), our annual #NPSF#hillsforbreakfastday after Thanksgiving.
#2019_333#20191129#BatterySpencer#MarinHeadlands#trailsforbreakfast#GoldenGateBridge#SanFrancisco#run#trail#trailrun#runner#trails#runners#wakeupthesun#latergram#nofilter -
Tantek ()'s status on Friday, 22-Nov-2019 17:45:00 EST Tantek 🏅🏅🏃🏻♂️🏃🏻♂️We did it. 3:22:19 @thenorthfaceECS #TNFECS #ECSCA #halfmarathon #Sunday
Dad’s first #halfmarathon #trailrace. My first the day after a 50k.
Clear sky, sunrise start(2). My dad and I jumped into start wave 8. We started in the middle of the pack, passed through the arch, and the struggle began. After a brief jog out of the field and part way up the Marin City suburb street, my legs dropped to a walk before even reaching the first trail.
I power-hiked off to the right as best as I could, letting all the eager runners pass. My dad started to pull ahead. I encouraged him, just reminded him to look behind him every 30 seconds or so and keep me in sight.
Pacing dad become chasing dad.
We reached the Alta Bobcat intersection and saw a friendly group cheering us. Among them one of them recognized me from yesterday, and asked didn’t she see me yesterday, I said yeah I did the 50k, and am pacing my dad today, motioning in front of me with a grin. This seemed to catch her attention, and she ran up to catch us.
She ran up ahead to my dad and asked if she could interview him. He had just taken a photo of me(3). After her interview she ran back to me and introduced herself, Brianna (who I’d later find out was @brisacksy from LA, mutual friends with @jussnessinaround! Small world indeed).
The race leaders, having finished their down-and-up loop, passed us on the way to the first aid station. We reached the shady forest at the top of Alta trail and I almost caught my dad again.
At the Alta station we topped off our waters, and headed down the moderately steep Rodeo trail. Memories came flashing back from ECSCA 2014 where this very trail was the long downhill of the marathon relay, my first 10k trail race.
Passed a few runners on the way down. Started to close the gap with my dad a few times, yet he kept pulling away. Finally caught up at the second aid station at the bottom of the downhill, and we started power hiking our way up the Bobcat trail.
I hadn’t felt hungry until then, and since this was the last big uphill I tore open a Simple Energy packet and ate it.
Finished our Rodeo Bobcat trails loop, once again hiking up to the top of Alta trail and down through its shady forest. My dad once again turned to take a photo of me(4).
Topped off my water at the Alta aid station where one of the station volunteers warned us that we were behind pace for the cut-off.
Even though technically we were about 5 minutes behind that cut-off checkpoint, I was a little annoyed at being told (hoping my dad didn’t hear it and get discouraged), as having just ran the mostly downhill subsequent six miles the day before, I knew we would easily make it to the finish before the four hour cut-off.
Onto SCA trail we went. Single-track and a bit rocky, it’s the most technical part of the ECSCA half marathon course. Being more familiar I took the lead and my dad followed, til he caught up to me on the brief uphill where you get a great view of San Francisco, the bridge, the bay, and the 101 Freeway. Back to the rocky descent I started to close in on him again.
A race volunteer directed him down the left turn towards the bridge. I’d almost caught up and he took off down those stairs, opening up a bit of a lead again. This was it, my last chance to actually catch him before the Golden Gate Bridge. I focused as I had the day before and started leaping downward as quickly and deftly I could, passing others in pursuit of my dad who had somehow also picked up speed. Caught him on the last switch back, and we crossed the road together onto the brief bit of trail before the bridge.
Apparently there were enough of us running the half marathon that The North Face was able to reserve the West side sidewalk on the bridge just for racers. It was pleasantly warmer than the day before, with a nicer Pacific Ocean view. Once again the concrete path was no fun to run on, so dropped down to a power-walk, swinging my arms forcefully for extra forward momentum. My dad pulled away again, and took another photo(5).
Only near the end of the bridge did I start running with another racer who wasn’t sure where she was going. We realized we needed to cloverleaf under the bridge back towards the finish. Race volunteers where there to direct us yet again. I had my whistle ready, the warm sun had really brought out the toursts.
No need to use the whistle, we were able to get past the tourists with some kind requests or yelling out “on your left!”. I saw my dad enter the sweeping downhill path toward The Warming Hut. Last chance to catch him, so I pushed extra hard. He paused briefly and whistled for me, seeing me approaching he kept going. By the time he reached the steps I was mere feet behind him. As he hestitated for the tourists, I launched down them as I had the day before.
Last chance to build up a lead before he’d catch me again on the flats. At the bottom of the steps, race volunteers were once again stopping traffic so we could crass. Dad caught up to me on the gravel path to the field, and we stuck together for the remainder. Tight right turn from the gravel onto the Crissy field green to the finishing chute. Told my dad to step carefully and look out for the gopher holes.
With mere yards to go we grabbed hands and raised them up as we crossed the finish line(6) under bright blue skies.
We finished in 3:22:19 with almost 13 miles, and just over 2000' climbed. Easily beat the four hour time limit. Walk in the park. Like a typical Saturday morning SFRC run. Sore feet but otherwise I felt fine. Nothing else hurt.
My #50miletraining has begun.
Epilogue: Afterwards we walked around, loosening up our legs. My dad grabbed a seat and elevated his legs. I walked a bit more to round up my total distance to an actual 13.1 miles half marathon (We’d only ran ~12.8 miles at the finish line), and also just to savor a moment reflecting on back-to-back race days(7).
We picked up our drop bag with clean clothes and extra layers, though we’d already dried off in the warm sunshine. I decided to check The North Face merchandise tent, felt I’d achieved enough of a feat to pick up something to commemorate. They had a nice “coordinates shirt” with the latitude longitude of the race finish, however were out of medium and large sizes.
I found a plain medium blue sports shirt and asked them to add the coordinates, as well as 50k & 13.1 Finisher heat decals on it. While they were preparing it I pulled out my second red ECSCA t-shirt from packet pick-up and asked for the same double finisher decals. Took a shot the next morning with my #ECSCA2019 #medals for #medalmonday(8).
Still feels surreal that I finished both races, and felt fine. I can only imagine how unfamiliar it might feel in the future, when the memories fade.
I know I have a long hard training cycle ahead for my first 50 miler, with its own ups and downs. When I'm feeling down or having doubts, I’ll be putting on one of these shirts to remind myself of what’s possible.
#runner #WorkHardDreamBigDoCoolShit #InstaRunner #TrailRunner #UltraRunner #GrassRootsGear #NovemberProject #NPSF #LetsDoThis #2019_321 #20191117 #latergram #nofilter -
Tantek ()'s status on Tuesday, 19-Nov-2019 04:39:00 EST Tantek 🏅🏃🏻♂️I did it. 9:34:44@thenorthfaceECS#TNFECS#ECSCA“50k”(53k😂). 50k distance PR in 8:59:41 according to Strava.
My first #ultramarathonrace.
Yes I trained for this, and so many things had to go right to make this possible. Clean air. Ideal #runningweather. Running up the first couple of hills with pal Vivek to new segment PRs.
Magically misty trails until climbing above the fog to clear skies above and a surreal cloudbank below. Pleasantly surprised to see Jenny Maier at the Cardiac Hill aid station pouring water for us racers. My only stop to take a selfie(2).
Feeling nimble down the Ben Johnson trail, picking up speed until I was leading a pair of much faster 50 miler runners to the depths of Muir Woods, whereupon they quickly passed me on the uphill. Worked through a right calf about to spasm and lock-up on the Lost Trail climb out of the woods.
Slower Dipsea descent than I wanted, but controlled. Stuffed salty Pringles chips in my mouth which tasted much better than they should have.
Tough grind back up to Deer Park and then fun times again chasing another faster runner downhill to the highway. Steady work on Redwook Creek back to Muir Beach aid station and then the Coastal Fire Road grind.
Finally the Fox trail descent on legs feeling tired too soon. I kept my toes pointed straight forward downward like Grady had told me to just 8 days before at NPSF, and took shorter shallower steps to maintain form. Picked up speed until I dropped into Tennessee Valley.
Delightfully surprised to see Krissi who ran with me and talked me up to the Tennessee Valley aid station, coaching me on a plan to beat the sweepers. After making sure I got the water & fuel I needed without pause and kept moving, she ushered me up Marincello making it clear I had to pick it up to make it.
Where I’d sped down earlier that morning passing racers, this time it was a strugglefest where I got passed. The last big long grind. I repeated the yoga yamas & niyamas to myself as a distraction from the exhaustion, spending just a moment trying to relate each one to my present and recent past. Literally a moving meditation.
Made it to the Alta aid station, the last one, and knew this was it, the make or break moment. Time to speed down the steady single-track SCA downhill. Stopped briefly to take my only other photo during the race(3). Focused on the rocky trail and started passing racers again. Turned left down towards the bridge, it looked so close. My legs kept trying to tell me they were too tired to go quickly.
No joke I started to hum The Rocky theme out loud to myself to drown out what the legs were saying and it worked. Picked up enough speed to both pass even more runners, and somehow set a couple of segment PRs!
Left the trails and started across the Golden Gate Bridge which was once again enveloped in fog. Except it was cold, wet, and windy enough to wipe out all the warmth I’d built up. Dropped into a slow robotic jog across the concrete bridge, no time to think or worry or feel the cold, or look at the time. Only had to use my whistle twice to part clumps of phone-staring crowds.
Exited the bridge onto the Battery trail and glimpsed my watch, I had a solid finish within reach. Last set of steps down to the Warming Hut. All the muscle memories from NPSF hill-day repeats on these stairs clicked and it felt like I was dancing on the wood beams, barely touching them, easily dodging tourists.
After the stairs, just the gravel flats to Crissy field. I’d pushed all my strong points, successfully executed Krissi’s plan and was down to a shuffling jog on this last slog. Barely buoyed by the remaining cheering spectators, I came around the last gentle bend and could see the North Face finish line arch. Felt myself smiling.
I saw my father in his blue jacket and flat cap, moments before he saw me and started running to join me, asking me how I was doing, taking photos.
Turned the tight hard-right onto the field and reminded myself to watch out for the uneven terrain. Kicked it as hard as I could without risking a finish line fall or twisted ankle(4, Photo: Hasan).
The cheers got louder. The announcer got my name right. Bounded across the finish line and accepted my medal. Bowed my head in gratitude and raised my fist in defiant victory(1, Photo: Hasan).
I’d done it. I am an #ultrarunner.
Epilogue: my dad had brought me a dry shirt and a long-sleeve zip. I changed to stay warm, picked up a veggie burger & cheese fries, found a bunch of #NovemberProjectpals, and #NPSF#TrailRunningfriends Bryan, Krissi, and Vivek who were nearby.
The sky turned to cotton candy(5).
#ultra#runner#UltraRunning#WorkHardDreamBigDoCoolShit#InstaRunner#TrailRunner#Marin#MarinHeadlands#CardiacHill#SCATrail#CrissyField#SanFrancisco#GrassrootsGear#NovemberProjectSF#IDidIt#50kfinish#50kfinisher#FirstUltra#FirstUltraMarathon#2019_320#20191116#latergram#nofilter -
Tantek ()'s status on Saturday, 16-Nov-2019 00:30:00 EST Tantek ⛰🏃🏻♂️ This is it. #50ktraining & waiting just under a year for tomorrow’s 2nd chance @thenorthfaceECS #ECSCA 50k #trailrace. Good luck to everyone #trailrunning #TNFECS 50mi 50k marathon & relay!
Canceled last year due to smoke, I ran the course a week later (https://tantek.com/t4xf1 after rains cleaned the air) unsupported and it was the hardest thing I’d ever done.
Fitter & a bit lighter this year, I feel trained, though not as much as I’d like to be (September & October travel made it tough). Yet I know these trails, and I know my body. The air is clean this year, and the weather is looking good.
I’m focusing on finishing healthy in the course time limit to make it official. Going for smoothness over speed. Looking forward to starting with so many friends from near & far and seeing even more at Crissy field.
#ultra #ultramarathon #runner #running #workharddreambigdocoolshit #instarunner #trailrunner #ultrarunner #grassrootsgear #novemberproject #NPSF #letsdothis #nofilter
Previoulsy: my most recent (22 mile) long run: https://tantek.com/2019/307/t1/sunbeams-glitter-fern-creek-footbridge -
Tantek ()'s status on Thursday, 17-Oct-2019 02:47:00 EDT Tantek 🌆 This morning @Nov_Project_SF. Felt like I was still recovering from the weekend. Just kept moving. And dawn turned into orange sunbeams like I’ve never seen before. #NPSF -
Tantek ()'s status on Thursday, 10-Oct-2019 02:59:00 EDT Tantek ran to #NPSF this morning. @Nov_Project_SF 05:30 workout in darkness, in-between planks with Ali, and 06:30 workout while watching the sky lighten. Sunrise after, breakfast, and ran back.
Previously: https://tantek.com/t51q1 https://twitter.com/t/status/1157454400916508673 -
Tantek ()'s status on Wednesday, 02-Jan-2019 12:11:00 EST Tantek 🌴🌇🌘 dark clear & cold (42F) #predawnskies after #NPSF. Always impressed with the 05:30 crew (was a few min late) and especially grateful to Ali for leading all three workouts. 2nd 📷 in-between early/abs and 06:30 workouts. #wakeupthesun#fromwhereIrun#run#runner#runners#NovemberProject#earlygang#doublegang#dawn#sunrise#SanFrancisco#SF#palmtree#skyline#nofilter -
Tantek ()'s status on Wednesday, 02-Jan-2019 00:54:00 EST Tantek 🌇 November 30th, six days after I ran 55k*, waking up with #NPSF Friday hills at the 22nd Street Jungle Stairs to cotton candy skies on fire.
That evening, a seagull friend on the ledge at dusk, disappearing sunset beams glistening off East Bay windows and distant tops of Bay Bridge towers.
Lastly, the N Judah MUNI rush hour commute home, passengers losing it, running into an assertive woman asking everyone to squeeze in to make more room, who turned out to be my friend Stephanie.
#2018_334 #sunrise #sunset #seagull #baybridge #MUNI #NJudah #sanfranciso #sf #latergram #nofilter
* http://tantek.com/2018/329/t1/ultramarathoner -
Tantek ()'s status on Tuesday, 30-Oct-2018 12:25:00 EDT Tantek Five years ago today I just showed up to @Nov_Project_SF, and my life took a turn for the better. #NPSF itself started at #Kezar so perhaps it was appropriate that I celebrated my fifth #NPversary with a bit of #tracktuesday and this dedicated pre-dawn crew.
So grateful for the friends, community, lessons learned, and so many workouts. I would not have imagined being where I am now (19 days til my first ultra).
Previously at track (it’s been a while, #50ktraining took over)
* 2018-254 late to track, did my own 4x400
* 2018-240 nearly complete track workout
* 2018-233 same
* 2018-191 same
* tantek.com/2018/173/t3/fbf-tracktuesday-recovery-taper-stretch
Previous NPversaries:
* tantek.com/2017/303/t1/four-years-nov-project-sf-npversary
* tantek.com/2014/308/b2/my-first-year-november-project
* tantek.com/2014/303/t1/one-year-ago-justshowup-npsf-npversary
* tantek.com/2013/303/t3/novemberproject-different-level-fitness -
Tantek ()'s status on Thursday, 18-Oct-2018 01:05:00 EDT Tantek Tam summit (#4) this morning. Chased @BryanTing once again to an uphill PR (sub-90min!), just made the 7:22 sunrise and sat on the rocks(1). Clear skies(2) from the start, faint streaks of orange before sunrise(3). Clear gradients 11 minutes before(4) sunrise, a leading orange glow 7 minutes before(5). Finally, sunrise from the door of the hut at the top(6), and a view from the rocks of the green hills below(7).
8.5 miles before 9 (2500+' climbed). Midweek #ECSCA #50ktraining session done.
#mounttamalpais #mounttam #mttam #summit #run #trailrun #runner #trailrunners #trailrunning #powerhike #searchforvert #teamextravert #runners #tamsummit #riseandrun #sendit #optoutside #getoutside #neverstopexploring #weatherproof #sunrise #wakeupthesun #npsf #fromwhereirun #runwild #marin #latergram #nofilter
Previously: tantek.com/2018/280/t1/tam-summit-3 -
Tantek ()'s status on Monday, 08-Oct-2018 12:54:00 EDT Tantek Beautiful day at #SFRC this past Saturday. Practiced a few #ECSCA 50k trails: Fox, Coastal Fire, Marincello, Bobcat.
1. Up Fox taking in a westward view
2. Down Coastal Fire Road looking south, a low hanging cloud with a surreal reflection on the ocean
3. Muir Beach
4. Touching the surf
5. A furry caterpillar seen going back up Coastal Fire Road
6. Top of Fox trail before sprinting down to Tennessee Valley
7. Up Marincello looking East
8. Down Bobcat toward Alta (saw a baby snake!) with glimpses of downtown San Francisco, the Golden Gate Bridge, and Sutro tower on the distant horizon.
~14.3 miles, 2900'+. Legs felt pretty good despite climbing 1000'+ at #NPSF Friday hills the day before. Finally broke 100+ miles in the past 30 days. Six weeks til my first 50k.
#run #trailrun #runner #trailrunners #trailrunning #powerhike #searchforvert #teamextravert #runners #optoutside #getoutside #neverstopexploring #tnfecs #npsf #fromwhereirun #runwild #marin #marinheadlands #latergram #nofilter #2018_279