99th ING Bay to Breakers, San Francisco, May 16, 2010
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.



Heel strike or midfoot strike?
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.
Where am I running in 2010?
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








