When I think “rugged maniac,” I think of someone like Bear Grylls eating worms and hacking his way through a tropical forest. But here I was last weekend, jumping over a wooden gate (the event’s first obstacle) to stand at the starting line of the Rugged Maniac 5k mud run at the Alameda County Fairgrounds […]
Mt. Whitney here we come
I’ve been trying to set big goals since blowing out my back twice in the past two years. So when my friend suggested we try and tackle Mt. Whitney this year, I thought: (Holy crap, hell no!) Why not?

