Blog of Craig dos Santos
Posted in Running on Apr 24th, 2008
Another year, another Boston. This time, the crowds and weather did not disappoint, and it was a fantastic race. I was happy to be staying with my friends Jeff Pham and Kalid Azad at Jeff’s place in Boston, which was right next the course. I even made it to see […]
Well, at least I can say I that I ran it. The most accurate description of the marathon, is that I put the appropriate amount of time and effort into it. The race was a bit more organized but less well-planned than I had anticipated. On one hand, the course was well marked out, […]
Posted in Balloons, Do What You Love, Running, Travel on Dec 16th, 2007
I have been on the road for over a month now, and I’ve finally found myself back in Mahableshwar, and on vacation until the second week of January. This break really couldn’t have come at a better time, as I am really feeling the effects of traveling and working for a month. So […]
Many of my friends know that I have a hard time hearing about a race and not entering. Well, the day before last, I found out about the Mumbai Marathon. It will take place this coming January 20th, which is 4 days before I head home. Perfect. And the best […]
This morning I went for my first run in Bandra, a suburb of Bombay where my Dad grew up. I woke at 6AM thanks to the jet lag, and the roads were relatively quiet, so I slipped out and hit the road for the first time in a few days. I managed to make it […]
Posted in Do What You Love, Running, biking, triathlon on Sep 11th, 2007
In the last two weeks, I’ve been in touch with a lot of friends and family members, all offering their congratulations on my race. Life has been different after coming back from Ironman. I am still inwardly glowing about my accomplishment, which I hope will continue to be the case for a while. […]
Dear friends and family,
As most of you know, last October I went a bit out of my mind and signed up for the first Ironman Louisville, which will take place this coming Sunday, August 26th. It’s the first time Ironman has come to my hometown of Louisville, and I’m very happy to […]
Posted in Do What You Love, Running, biking on Aug 20th, 2007
I arrived home in Louisville yesterday. I have one week until my Ironman competition. There are so many thoughts going through my mind. I’ve been training for this for 9 months, and it has pretty much taken over my life since February. I’ve faced a few setbacks, including […]
This past weekend, I participated in my 2nd triathlon ever (or 3rd, if you count the dinky IronKids tri that I did in 8th grade), and my first at the half-ironman distance (1.2mile swim, 56 mile bike, 13.1 mile run)
The race was held at Lake Stevens, and upon reaching there on Saturday to get my […]
Without a question, my purchase of the year was the Vibram Five Finger Shoe.
At $70 a pop, it was a bit of a splurge for something that wasn’t even designed for what I wanted to use it for: running.
It’s turned out to be awesome. I was looking for a minimal running shoe for a […]