Climbing and Running
7 marathons. 7 continents. 7 years.
JiaYou!
December 19, 2011 by Mitch Lewis · 3 Comments
For a moment I got to feel what it is like to be a celebrity. We were surrounded by dozens of fans, pushing their pens on us as we signed shirts, programs and flags. Two tall – and one not so tall – white guys in Hainan Province in China who had just finished running [...]
The Last Mile
October 30, 2011 by Mitch Lewis · 1 Comment
With about one mile to go I decided that I was going to turn on the after-burners and try to pass as many runners as I could – and not get passed by anyone else. There was nothing to say that I would be successful and there was no ribbon or PR on the line [...]
Urban Cow Half-Marathon: Overcoming adversity
October 4, 2010 by Mitch Lewis · 3 Comments
What a week. Continuing lessons on overcoming adversity, finding the good in tough situations, remaining (mostly) optimistic and finishing with a bang. Although I had no idea on Monday morning that I would be running a half-marathon in Sacramento on Sunday or that a business opportunity would turn out to be a landmark win, here [...]
Rodeo Beach 30K
December 21, 2008 by Mitch Lewis · Leave a Comment
Yesterday I ran my final race of the year, the PCTR 30K Rodeo Beach train run. The weather was incredibly good, considering the day started out at 27f temperatures, but had warmed up to about 40f before the race started. Driving there, we got lost and circled around Sausalito several times. While driving through the [...]
Rocked The Dipsea!
June 8, 2008 by Mitch Lewis · Leave a Comment
Today was the 98th running of The Dipsea, the oldest road race in the US, which is about 7.3 miles from Mill Valley to Stinson Beach with a total of about 4600 feet of elevation gain. It is hard to get into, either by qualifying in a previous year or by lottery, I got in [...]
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