Archive for October, 2009

Biking King Ridge Road in beautiful Sonoma County

Three weeks ago I missed riding in Levi Leipheimer’s Gran Fondo because I had stupid class. I mean, I like class, especially Negotiations, but it sure does get in the way of having a life.

So Mike Ferrara, a friend from work who did the Gran Fondo but didn’t finish due to a broken chain, [...]

Sitch Family Thanksgiving in Ottawa

The Sitch clan returned to Ottawa for a long weekend Thanksgiving at home. Ben + Allison drove up from Toronto, Joe flew in from Calgary (H couldn’t attend, bummer), and Sara and I flew in from SF. Ottawa’s miserable summer broke for this one glorious weekend.

The trip was perfect: morning 10k runs, a [...]

Amelia walks 60 miles in the San Francisco 3-day Breast Cancer Walk

After a grueling 3-day 60-mile walk, Sara’s sister Amelia is convinced that their ancestors were nomadic. No foot bandages, no shin splits, no tendonitis, Amelia powered through the walk without breaking a sweat. Okay, I made that last part up. She sweat a lot. Kinda stinky too.

Sara and I were the [...]