Knickerbocker Canyons Trail Run 35K for Shavi - March 25, 2017 - 4:47 hours

Right after his 50km race last weekend, he jumped into a 35K race. Training for Western States cannot be easy at all. He completed it in 4:47 hours which is a great time on those tough trails. Organized by Inside Trail, this is a good race as well.

Ruck-a-Chuck 50K for Shavi - March 18, 2017 - 6:25 hours

Crazy - Another 50 km race in 2 weeks. That is how the training looks like for Western States 100 miles. Crossing the creeks and fighting the cold weather initially, it was a great run for him.

Way Too Cool - Close to PR: 5:57 for Shavi - March 4, 2017

Another Way to Cool 50km race for Shavi. He did great with the timing. Western States 100 miles is the motivation for him. When he gets the ticket for it for racing it in June, he trains well as he takes it easy.

It was a messy muddy run as Sacramento had flooded in January-February.

Fourmidable 50K - Shavi - PR - 6:57 - Feb 18, 2017

After minimal training at the start of the year and after a trip to India in late January, Shavi performed great in this race. This race was a week after landing from India. Despite having just overcome jet lag, he made it through and did great. He did his personal best in this tough race by Single Track Running.

The Damn Run - Trail Half Marathon - 3:10 for Shavi and me

A fun trail run. Starts at Cool and ends in Cool. The race director does a great job in marking the course. A low-key race with many locals running it. I started the race with a full sleeve shirt and then as it got warmer, folded the sleeves. It was not that bad but I got some arm protection from the sun! ;-) Lot of uphills and some downhills which I love! Makes the course interesting. We both finished the race in 3:10 and had a good time on the trails.

Susan B Anthony 5K - Ruchi's best - 25:48 - Aug 13, 2016

One of my favorite races by Buffalo Chips Running club. Well organized short course with 1 aid stations half way across. They have a free fun kids race in the morning of the race. Took W with us last year to run the few feet of race. Fun event. They have a Inflatable bounce house also for kids to enjoy. A very friendly and cheap women's race. The course has lot of turns as it goes in the neighborhoods. Gets warm that time of the year. So, short clothes and lot of sunscreen. One could do without a hat or visor as it goes through some neighborhoods which are shaded enough at times.

Quicksilver 100K - San Jose, May 14, 2016 - 15:28 hours

Quicksilver 100K was one of the qualifiers for Western States 100 mile Lottery. So, he HAD to do it. He could not do Canyons 100K (the other qualifier) which is in town, as he had something else going on that weekend. Going out of town and staying the night before in San Jose was not an easy thing. Thank Goodness for A & C who took care of W while we were gone.

This was not an easy race at all with lot of drop outs. But Shavi got it done in 15.28 hours. The aid stations were great. I went to several aid stations that I could reach. Most of the aid stations were not hard to reach. He finished before it got dark and drove back home the same day.