Dirt Matters

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Baghdad By The Bay

I love a great run along the coastline! Hardy Wilson, a photographer friend of mine asked if I'd work with him at a location just south of the Golden Gate Bridge along the Great Highway. Being the affable camera splash, how could I resist?? We set out to capture some telling images that highlight Bay Area trailrunning and the breathtaking scenery that goes along with it. Here are the three that topped the list. Special thanks to Noel for working the lights!

Sic manebimus in pace

Few have been here, and from what I understand I have been the only trail runner.  The Unseen Trail is a catalog of my discoveries inside a very private piece of land that lies south of San Francisco and has been home to a select group of unique artists.  I feel very fortunate to have been invited in to this amazing estate just so I can do what I love.  Run!


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Time to do this!

Here we go! So nice to share my passion with the world.

Run in the Headlands

Back to the location where it all began. Here is where I was inspired to create BayTrailrunners. I have run here many times, but I am still amazed at the incredible views this part of the Bay Area offers. Even better is that I can still find spots I have never been to before, like "Slackers Ridge".

I set out to run a circuit my friend Ben calls "City Lights". It is a short 6 miler that starts at the Conzumel turnout and heads northwest towards Rodeo Beach, then takes a long climb up Miwok and circles back to the start. Since it was so nice out, I decided to stretch the distance a bit and add some more mileage. Check out the run stats I posted on my Strava profile.

I feel very fortunate to be able to live and run in this part of the world. The photos below will give you an idea why.

Winter running in Purisima

During the winter it seems that my running gets turned up a notch. According to my Strava Athlete Profile I have logged 86 miles in my last 14 hours of running time. I took some time today to enjoy Purisima Creek Redwoods and run a circuit I call Uncle Nathan. Not really concerned with time since I was snapping pics along the way. More of a "get back to nature" run for me. Easily one of my favorite spaces to run in.

Good times!

Last year I had the pleasure of working with the crew from Boa Technologies on a fun ad campaign. They let me test out some stylish and innovative footwear made by Viking, which features the patented Boa Closure System. All day long I got to hike, run, and climb around in the Marin Headlands wearing these bad ass shoes! The true test came at the end of the day though, when I had to run from Tennessee Valley to Fisherman's Wharf with Boa's Marketing Director. I thought about 3 things while on this run... 1) Running over the Golden Gate Bridge at sunset is one of the most beautiful things I have ever done. 2) Runners from Colorado are very fast! 3) Support Boa! These folks are great!

Viking Footwear - Powered by Boa from Boa Technology on Vimeo.