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Tantek ()'s status on Monday, 13-Jan-2020 02:16:00 EST Tantek #SFRC yesterday, 12 miles and ~2500' climbed. Beautiful day, started in Tennessee Valley Parking lot, just after 08:00. Marincello trail was lined with fresh green grasses(1) from recent rains. Alta trail’s forest pretty as ever(2). Noticed a spot on SCA trail where trees on either side framed the Golden Gate Bridge in the distance(3), before running to SCA look out point for a view of San Francisco, and the sun lighting up the bay(4).
At the peak of Slacker trail, I could just make out Rodeo lagoon, and Rodeo beach(5). Running down to the beach, the sun glistened off the water, backlighting a fisherman and a few surfers(6). On the Coastal trail climb, a seemingly unreachable cove, secluded yet visible from above, with an inviting beach(7). Hiking up to Hill 88, looked back down at Rodeo Beach(8). Returning on Old Springs trail, caught a view of Tenneessee Valley down to the beach(9).
Finished the SFRC loop of the week and joined friends at Good Earth for a sandwich.
#run #trail #AltaTrail #SCATrail #SlackeTrail #RodeoBeach #CoastalTrail #Hill88 #OldSpringsTrail #TenneesseeValley #runner #runners #trailRunner #trailRun #ultraRunner #Marin #MarinHeadlands #trailsForBreakfast #optoutside #fromWhereIRun #NeverStopExploring #InstaRunner #50miletraining #laterGram #2020_011 #20200111 #noFilter -
Tantek ()'s status on Sunday, 05-Jan-2020 02:58:00 EST Tantek ⛰🏃🏻♂️ First #SFRC of the year today, 13.5 miles ✅ Finished first full route since #ECSCA, and longest run since too! It was a struggle TBH, leg muscles still tired from Tuesday’s Tam PR (tantek.com/t54M2), and an intense Thursday Baptiste yoga class. Thanks to #running pal Whitney for keeping us going!
Beautiful day, mostly blue sky, brilliant #sunshine lighting up a clear sky(2). Ran up Fox trail to views of the Pacific Ocean among green Marin hills on either side of Tennessee Valley(1).
Almost missed a pretty purple salamander on Coastal Fire road(3) on the way down toward Muir Beach with a mix of blue & green waters(4). It was quite muddy on the descent, thick, sticky mud which we had to carefully step through & around(5).
The climb up Dias Ridge was quite a slog, alternating running and walking. Whitney waited for me at the top of the ridge line where we captured photos of dramatic clouds above and passing in front of Mount Tam(6 📷 Whitney). I looked back to take in one more view of the Pacific Ocean(7) before continuing eventually onto Miwok, back to Tennessee valley and to our start.
#trail #runner #runners #trailRunner #trailRun #ultraRunner #Marin #MarinHeadlands #MtTam #MountTam #MtTamalpais #MountTamalpais #50mileTraining #optoutside #fromWhereIRun #NeverStopExploring #InstaRunner #noFilter -
Tantek ()'s status on Sunday, 29-Dec-2019 12:16:00 EST Tantek 🌞 🏙⛰ 11 miles of #SFRC#yesterdaywith pal@EmilyMueller88under a bright sunny sky.
We started early from the Tennessee Valley trailhead parking lot, ran up Marincello to beautiful views on Alta Trail of hills rising from the ocean haze(2) south of the Golden Gate. My favorite spot on Alta Trail is a little #Eucalyptus#forestnear its south end. Serendipitously captured booming sunbeams with deep #bluearcs(3) filtered through the trees. I don’t know the optics but the effect was beautiful.
Ran out to the SCA trail where it was so sunny and exposed it was hard to see when photographing, especially when #running. Emily and I traded off leading & following, I was able to get one backlit running shot(4). Emily took a backlit shot of me at the vista point a bit uphill from the SCA trail(5), before I took my own vista shot(1).
She took a selfie of us on the hill(6), we continued the rest of our run catching up on so much each of us had experienced since we’d last seen each other many months ago.
#run#trail#AltaTrail#SCATrail#runner#runners#trailRunner#trailRun#ultraRunner#MarinHeadlands#trailsForBreakfast#optoutside#fromWhereIRun#NeverStopExploring#InstaRunner#laterGram#2019_362#20191228#noFilter -
Tantek ()'s status on Saturday, 14-Dec-2019 20:33:00 EST Tantek 🌄🏃🏻♂️ 3 months from today (2020-03-14) I am #runningthe #MUC50, my first 50 mile #trailrun, the hardest thing I’ve ever attempted. Today I returned to #SFRC, first time since back-to-back #ECSCAraces a month ago. Ran to the #beach(3,4,5) & back, with a little detour to Haypress camp(6), with pal@VivekGowriand it felt great.
Beautiful weather, birds flocked overhead and gathered all on one wire among several(2), and the ground was squishy from the recent rains, leaving a few reflective pools on the #trails(1). Today felt good & necessary for many reasons, physical, mental, emotional. Grateful for running with friends and the ideal running conditions.
With today’s long-ish #run, I’m starting to focus on my #50miletrainingfor the Marin Ultra Challenge (http://insidetrail.com/calendar/marin-ultra-challenge/). Well outside my comfort zone, after I finished a 50k + half marathon (~46 miles in 2 days) without injury, and only sore feet to show for it, I feel 50 miles is within reach with dedicated training. The biggest challenge will be finishing it in under 14 hours.
#Runnerfriends, this is your heads-up. Starting at about mile 30, I’m allowed pacers for the MUC 50. If you’d like to help me finish 50 miles by running with me for the last 20 miles please let me know. It’ll likely be a slow 20 miles, and some of it in the dark with headlamps. Think of it as an early evening fast-hike, with an opportunity to catch-up and talk about all the things you do when pushing your limits.
#TrailRunner#UltraRunner#LetsDoThis#MarinHeadlands#TennesseeValley#trailsForBreakfast#trail#runners#sunrise#2020_074#20200314#WorkHardDreamBigDoCoolShit#optoutside#fromWhereIRun#NeverStopExploring#InstaRunner#noFilter
Previously:
* 50k:https://tantek.com/2019/323/t1/did-ecsca-50k-ultramarathon
* 13.1:https://tantek.com/2019/326/t1/we-did-ecsca-halfmarathon -
Tantek ()'s status on Monday, 02-Sep-2019 02:33:00 EDT Tantek
15km & ~2k' in #Marin 8/31 to finish #August at 216km & 7116m. Grateful for a month of consistent training at home.
Traveling a lot soon — HMU to #run in Portland @XOXO, Fukuoka @W3C #TPAC2019, Amsterdam @IndieWebCamp #ViewSource, NYC & Brighton IndieWebCamps, London #MozFest, St. Louis @WordCampUS #WCUS!
August was also a monthly distance running PR and my second highest vertical climbing month after last October’s 207km & 8932m (also only my second time running 200km+ or climbing 5km+ in any month).
Got a late start that morning and drove myself directly to the Tennessee Valley parking lot. Having forgotten to check the #SFRC route direction, I ran the opposite way again, up Fox with less fog(2) than last week, down Coastal to an ominously overcast Muir Beach(3). Touched the water(4) and noticed blue skies in the distance to the Northwest(5). I cut the route short via the beautiful Middle Green Gulch trail up to Coyote Ridge. From the Coyotoe Ridge peak(6) I could see the North side of Muir beach, and a thin blue line of clear Pacific Ocean over the clouds(1). Looking south the city was still covered by fog, just a few buildings and Sutro tower poking through(7). Ran back down Miwok(8) to the Tennessee Valley parking lot and up/down a bit of Marincello to reach 15km.
I’ll be making good use of the few September and October mornings I’m home and joining up with runners (especially on trails) on my travels when missing Marin #trails(9).
#runner #MarinHeadlands #trail #trailrun #50ktraining #ultratraining #optoutside #getoutside #fog #KarlTheFog #Muirbeach #2019_243 #20190831 #Saturday #latergram #nofilter
Previous Saturday: https://tantek.com/2019/237/t1/fog-forests-sunshine-cardiac-hill -
Tantek ()'s status on Sunday, 25-Aug-2019 11:42:00 EDT Tantek ☁️⛰⛅️ 20+ miles & 4k' of low quiet fog, quail(2) & bunnies(3), lush green hills(4) & forests(5,6), and finally sunshine above the clouds at Cardiac hill(1,7) before running back(8,9) to where I started and up/down another hill(10).
Being prepared brought more confidence than last week. Started later than planned, yet before #SFRC. Took my own route up Fox trail(2), down Coastal Fire road (stopping only for a curious bunny(3)), thru the Redwood creek woods, across Santos meadow, and up the Heather cut-off switchbacks(4).
Made good time up Coastal view to the patch of misty forest where most of the trees have grown leaning with the wind(5). Moss covered trees rising from a floor of ferns(6), only a few hundred meters of forest canopy in the middle of an otherwise exposed trail. Still, such relaxing #greentimebefore finally emerging into the sunshine.
The climb to Cardiac felt faster and smoother than usual. As a runner I’ve become grateful for fog and overcast skies, yet it was still nice to get some sun at my goal peak where I could look back on the clouds I had climbed through(7). After a brief snack break and saying hi to the volunteers at the Headlands50k aid station, I decided to chase the racers back down the way I came, all the way to Pirates Cove(8).
Pirates Cove also felt faster, and less scary this time around. Kept encouraging the racers as they passed me on the climb, and chased them down the Coastal Fire road, stopping to snap a greener than usual Tennessee Valley for this time of year(9).
Returned to Tennessee Valley parking lot at almost 18, hiked/jogged up Miwok trail to more foggy valley views(10), and scampered back down to round out my long trail run. Finally got my 20. ✅
#run#runner#Marin#MarinHeadlands#trail#trailrun#50ktraining#ultratraining#optoutside#getoutside#fog#KarlTheFog#befierce#pushyourself#facethemountain#fitstrongfierce#2019_236#20190824#Saturday#latergram#nofilter
Last Saturday:http://tantek.com/2019/231/t1/unexpected-weather-trail-run -
Tantek ()'s status on Sunday, 25-Aug-2019 11:42:00 EDT Tantek ☁️⛰⛅️ 20+ miles & 4k' of low quiet fog, quail(2) & bunnies(3), lush green hills(4) & forests(5,6), and finally sunshine above the clouds at Cardiac hill(1,7) before running back(8,9) to where I started and up/down another hill(10).
Being prepared brought more confidence than last week. Started later than planned, yet before #SFRC. Took my own route up Fox trail(2), down Coastal Fire road (stopping only for a curious bunny(3)), thru the Redwood creek woods, across Santos meadow, and up the Heather cut-off switchbacks(4).
Made good time up Coastal view to the patch of misty forest where most of the trees have grown leaning with the wind(5). Moss covered trees rising from a floor of ferns(6), only a few hundred meters of forest canopy in the middle of an otherwise exposed trail. Still, such relaxing #greentimebefore finally emerging into the sunshine.
The climb to Cardiac felt faster and smoother than usual. As a runner I’ve become grateful for fog and overcast skies, yet it was still nice to get some sun at my goal peak where I could look back on the clouds I had climbed through(7). After a brief snack break and saying hi to the volunteers at the Headlands50k aid station, I decided to chase the racers back down the way I came, all the way to Pirates Cove(8).
Pirates Cove also felt faster, and less scary this time around. Kept encouraging the racers as they passed me on the climb, and chased them down the Coastal Fire road, stopping to snap a greener than usual Tennessee Valley for this time of year(9).
Returned to Tennessee Valley parking lot at almost 18, hiked/jogged up Miwok trail to more foggy valley views(10), and scampered back down to round out my long trail run. Finally got my 20. ✅
#run#runner#Marin#MarinHeadlands#trail#trailrun#50ktraining#ultratraining#optoutside#getoutside#fog#KarlTheFog#befierce#pushyourself#facethemountain#fitstrongfierce#2019_236#20190824#Saturday#latergram#nofilter
Last Saturday:http://tantek.com/2019/231/t1/unexpected-weather-trail-run -
Tantek ()'s status on Saturday, 08-Jun-2019 18:55:00 EDT Tantek 10+ miles at #SFRCtoday. #screentimevs #greentime. Have you gone outside today and filled your view with #green? (Hey@btconffriends!) It’s too easy when you’re tired, to just stay inside, going through screenfuls.
Flew back from Toronto last night, woke up at 06:00, awake, but tired. Picked up some coffee, and drove solo to #SFRC. Felt ok at the very start, yet awful just half a mile in. Kept pushing to the Tennessee Valley parking lot for a quick pit stop. Gathered myself and took off up #Miwok, feeling exhausted after 100 meters or so. Took deeper breaths, appreciated the sunshine, the blue skies, tried to distract myself with the nice green views(1).
Made it to the Miwok cut-off and decided I wasn’t doing the full SFRC route. Deciding to cut it short provided enough of a sense of relief to push extra hard the rest of the way to Coyote Ridge. Felt encouraged by the oncoming trail runners. After they passed I heard mountain bikers creeping up behind me, on a narrow single-track with a cliff off to the left? What were they thinking? I hate to admit I was annoyed; focused it all into breathing and leaping up the trail faster than they could crank their low gears. Made it back to the main Miwok trail, breathing hard, and let them pass now that there was room to do so.
Ran up Coyote Ridge to the top and took in the views of the South, tips of the #SanFranciscoskyline poking up behind the #MarinHeadlands(2), and the North, clear views of #MtTam(3). Inspired, ran down Coyote Ridge to Fox in personal record time.
Paused at the Fox and Coastal fork(4), unsure which to take. Drawn to the sea, I ran down Coastal toward the beach. Tennessee Beach was so beautiful, blue sky gradients contrasting the red brown rocks to the north(5), bands of blue ocean and frothy surf to the west(6), rising up the coarse sandy shore(7). There was still a bit of green left on the hills to the south(8).
#Runningback along the valley trail, I looked back to admire the lagoon ringed by lush greenery, the Pacific in the distance(9). As I turned, the sunlight glistening on the water caught my eye(10).
#Marin#trails#trailrun#trail#run#runner#50ktraining#optoutside#getoutside#fitstrongfierce#California#nofilter -
Tantek ()'s status on Monday, 03-Jun-2019 05:29:00 EDT Tantek 9 days ago, 13+ miles & 2500' at the final May #SFRC #trailrun. May had many ups & downs, emotionally & literally like this #run. Started at Tennessee Valley, ran up Miwok to beautiful green valley views (1) and distant bridges (2). Turned left onto Dias Ridge, ran freely downhill til I tripped & fell.
Somehow reacted quickly enough to roll towards the grassy edge, scraping only my right hand on gravel. Immediately got back up and kept running. Reached #Muirbeach (3), touched the #surf (4). Ran back up Coastal, down Fox, to the parking lot, just short of 13. Ran up #Marincello to finish my #trail #halfmarathon (5).
Tough but solid just two days after a Tam run, during which I also fell (down a ravine!) but that's another story.
#Marin #trails #runner #50ktraining #optoutside #getoutside #fitstrongfierce #MarinHeadlands #California #20190525 #latergram #nofilter -
Tantek ()'s status on Monday, 03-Jun-2019 05:29:00 EDT Tantek 9 days ago, 13+ miles & 2500' at the final May #SFRC #trailrun. May had many ups & downs, emotionally & literally like this #run. Started at Tennessee Valley, ran up Miwok to beautiful green valley views (1) and distant bridges (2). Turned left onto Dias Ridge, ran freely downhill til I tripped & fell.
Somehow reacted quickly enough to roll towards the grassy edge, scraping only my right hand on gravel. Immediately got back up and kept running. Reached #Muirbeach (3), touched the #surf (4). Ran back up Coastal, down Fox, to the parking lot, just short of 13. Ran up #Marincello to finish my #trail #halfmarathon (5).
Tough but solid just two days after a Tam run, during which I also fell (down a ravine!) but that's another story.
#Marin #trails #runner #50ktraining #optoutside #getoutside #fitstrongfierce #MarinHeadlands #California #20190525 #latergram #nofilter -
Tantek ()'s status on Sunday, 02-Jun-2019 02:56:00 EDT Tantek ☁️⛰☁️ Summer is coming. 10+ miles of #SFRC#trailrunthis morning under and through thick #fog. Miwok cut-off trail (1) with fog above, ahead, and below (2). Fox trail at the start: looking back downhill (3) and looking ahead uphill (4) appear similar thanks to fog blocking the sky and any distant hills. Temperatures lower than usual. Our #SanFranciscosummer is coming.
#Marin#trail#run#trails#runner#50ktraining#optoutside#getoutside#fitstrongfierce#MarinHeadlands#California#nofilter -
Tantek ()'s status on Wednesday, 13-Feb-2019 02:41:00 EST Tantek #trailtuesdaythrowbackto last #Saturdayat #SFRC. 15km of puffy clouds, emerald hills, muddy trails, and a blue-green Pacific ocean. Last #longrunbefore the Lake Chabot 30k this Saturday.
#optoutside#trailrun#trailrunner#trailrunning#Marin#MarinHeadlands
#California#30ktraining#run#runner#fromwhereirun#whereirun#latergram#nofilter#2019_040 -
Tantek ()'s status on Saturday, 09-Feb-2019 18:35:00 EST Tantek -
Tantek ()'s status on Saturday, 09-Feb-2019 18:35:00 EST Tantek -
Tantek ()'s status on Sunday, 03-Feb-2019 02:58:00 EST Tantek Miles of clouds above the city. Planned to run 14 miles in the rain. Ran 15.7 (25km) in high winds instead.
My first #SFRC #trail #run this year. #trailrun #50ktraining
The clouds parted as we started[2]. Low 50s(F) with wind gusts. Streams flowing down trails[3]. Squishier, muddier. Earthworms everywhere and a few banana slugs too[4].
Sparkly sunlit paths[5], greenery lusher than usual[6], city skyline behind emerald hills[7], pinching a #VOR[8]. Minor cloudburst at Tennessee Valley trailhead. Returned home and soon the rain returned.
#cloudy #rainy #puddles #Marin #SF #latergram #nofilter -
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 -
Tantek ()'s status on Wednesday, 22-Aug-2018 01:45:00 EDT Tantek
Last Saturday’s #run: 20.5 miles & 3570' under, through, and above the clouds. Started with #SFRC, with a different route, to Cardiac Hill and back. My farthest #trailrun yet.
#trailtuesdaythrowback #optoutside #getoutside #runner #runners #marin #trails #2018_230 #latergram #nofilter
1 Looking back down Fox
2 Just before, Fox trail up into the clouds
3 Black beetle, saw it moving, paused for the up close shot
4 Coastal trail down to Muir Beach
5 Mist shrouded switchbacks I had just ascended
6 Milk thistle flower
7 Cardiac Hill view towards a cloud covered Pacific ocean
8 Snack time, my first @GUEnergyLabs Stroopwafel
9 Happy to have made it halfway
10 Back down to Heather Cutoff switchbacks -
Tantek ()'s status on Sunday, 08-Jul-2018 02:25:00 EDT Tantek Beautiful Saturday for a #trailrunin the #Marin#hillsat #SFRC! Steady 12 miles, ~2150', 2 beaches, and bones of a beached whale.
#optoutside#getoustide#run#trails#beach#whalebone#whalebones#latergram#nofilter
1 panoramic from Horizonal Control Mark Coyote Ridge 2
2 look back down Miwok
3 view of Pirates Cove from Coastal Trail
4 Pirates Cove beach
5 Pirates Cove looking North
6 Stepping into the coarse sandy surf at Tennessee Beach
7 Tennessee Beach looking North
8 vertical panoramic of sun and mottled clouds over the beach
9 large whale bone
10 remaining whale bones and beach looking South
First long run since my 30k. Quite a sluggish start, took me a few miles to warm-up and get into a good groove. Subsequent hills felt easier than when I ran them two weeks ago. Another bright sunny day with temperatures mostly in the 80s F, much better than the 90s during the 30k!
Previously:http://tantek.com/2018/175/t1/finished-rodeovalley-my-first-30k -
Tantek ()'s status on Saturday, 26-May-2018 23:14:00 EDT Tantek Overcast at #SFRC. Shorter run today (~11.1miles), still 2100+' of climbing.
The cool weather was perfect for running, and the cloud cover provided nice diffuse lighting for the trail flowers. Made it to Muir Beach and touched the Pacific. Slowly getting faster at hills. Less than six months to ECSCA 50k.
Previously: a few times in May (to be latergrammed) andtantek.com/2018/097/t1/last-saturday-sfrc-longest-trail-run
#fromwhereirun#run#trail#trails#trailrun#optoutside#getoutside#Marin#Miwok#overcast#clouds#nofilter -
Tantek ()'s status on Sunday, 08-Apr-2018 01:25:00 EDT Tantek