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Ran my first race outside the United States. Great running weather in Vancouver. Created personal record. Ran a sub-2 hour race. I might have found the best running shoes for me. Brooks Ghost 3. Here is a picture from the race.

Ran this race on memorial day (May 31, 2010) in sweltering 85 degrees heat, with my son Sravisht Iyer. Saw a number of people needing medical attention. Ran a slow race. Here are a couple of pictures from the race.

Crazy race atmosphere but great running weather. This was my first time running this race. Although there were many thousands of serious and recreational runners, there were also hundreds of people running in strange costumes, dozens – men and women – with absolutely no costume. The sight of a bare ass just in front of me on my way up the Hayes Street Hill was something that took many days to wash off my memory and my retina. Here a few pictures from the race.

Sravisht and I ran the OC Half-Marathon; My time 2:11:20, and his was 1:54:10. Great day to run; Beautiful course and excellent volunteer support. Here are a few pictures from the event.

Will be interested in hearing your views on “correct” running form. I am a heel-striker..and havent had any problems so far. However I hear midfoot-striking makes the runner less injury-prone, and is efficient. I tried to switch my gait and ended up with sore and tight calves. Heel-struck all the way today in Seal Beach 10k, and finished in an hour. Not the greatest of paces, but I felt good.

For some strange (and stupid) reason, I have become addicted to distance running.  With the optimistic assumption my body will stay functional, I intend on entering an ambitious list of races this year. The intent is just to finish even if I have to crawl across the finish line on all fours.

Here is my tentative running calendar for this year. If I die this year, you’d know what killed me…

Already finished: Surf City 5k on Super Bowl Sunday (2/7/2010) Finisher Certificate

February: 27th – OC Hope and Harmony 5k in Irvine, 28th – Brea 8k

April: 11th - Seal Beach 10k

May: 2nd – OC Half-marathon in Irvine, 16th - San Fransisco 7 Miler, 30th – Boston Half-marathon

June: 27th – Scotia Bank Half-marathon in Vancouver

July: 25th – San Fransisco Half-marathon

August: 15th  - San Diego Half-marathon

September: 5th - Disney Land (Anaheim) Half-marathon, 11th - Stockholm Half-marathon

October: 10th – Chicago Marathon

November: 14th – Big Sur Half-marathon (Monterey Bay, California) or Penang (Malaysia) Half-Marathon

December: Date TBD – Delhi Half-marathon