I first learned about this when soundsandfuries commented on my other post Stockholm Calling and introduced me to the story of Shiso Kanaguri. Having found it interesting, I did further research online and found his life fascinating. The most interesting story of his life is the fact he went 'missing' during the 1912 Olympic marathon ...
My Life as a Runner
My blog will have a new name and URL soon. It will be called My Life as a Runner and the URL will be mylifeasarunner.com. As much as I endear the name Running Queen and the title image (already changed in the header but seen below), it's kinda silly :-). I must have had a ...
New Year’s Day Run 2012
Absolutely gorgeous day in San Francisco on New Year's Day 2012. A bunch of Frontrunners got together and ran across the Golden Gate Bridge and back for a four-mile run this morning. Though it was a quite windy on the bridge, the view was spectacular and there were a lot of people out there. On ...
IAAF World Championships Daegu 2011
I did not watch the track and field world championships on TV, mostly because these guys are so good and potentially discouraging to watch. And I usually do not watch track and field events on TV whether it is World Championships, the Olympics or such. But since I started to compete on track and would ...