Sacramento Running News

An auspicious day passed by without fanfare recently and I wanted to call your attention to it: June 29, 2011, marked the one-year anniversary of the Sacramento Running News.

Over the course of those twelve months, I’ve written around 160 posts or articles of varying length and quality. In the process, I have learned many things and met many nice and interesting people.

I have learned that there are more races in the area than one person can write about. At the same time, I’ve learned that every race has a story (or two) worth telling.

Before starting this project, I had zero history with track. I didn’t run track in high school, and I didn’t know anything about it. I still don’t know much about it, but I have learned that I really do enjoy watching it.

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Like most people, I have thousands of songs on my iPod, but one of the things I enjoy the most about it is being able to save and listen to audio books and interesting podcasts.

Recently, a friend sent me a link to Wisconsin Public Radio’s To the Best of Our Knowledge interviews and stories about running.

They include Christopher McDougall talking about the Tarahumara, Gretchen Reynolds on running myths, Jason Robillard on barefoot running, and Jim Fleming reading from novelist Haruki Murakami’s “What I Talk About When I Talk About Running.”

Tasty treats for your ears when you’re on long lonely runs, or on long airplane rides and would rather be running. Enjoy!

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