Please scroll down for an update to this story. Not content to help landlords evict tenants from their homes and businesses, Daniel Bornstein at the…
While Jackson is recovering from a successful surgery to fuse two cervical vertebrae, he left us his notes on training for size and strength –…
It was a delightfully gray Sunday in Mill Valley when I arrived to pick up my bib for the 103rd Dipsea Race. Clouds shrouded Mount…
I am a person who lost a lot of weight in a relative hurry and have kept it off since so far, and so I…
Casting about for a column idea that wasn’t about running for a change, my friend suggested that I go to Walgreens and write a review…
There’s always one way to muster motivation, and that’s to buy it–between coaching, classes, facilities, travel or equipment, with enough capital you can probably generate…
Sunday marked the 31st annual Wildflower, the “Woodstock of Triathlons.” One of the biggest such events in the world, it’s renowned for its rugged, beautiful…
The two biggest struggles I’ve found in keeping a fitness commitment are time and motivation. As I mentioned in the first part of my marathon…
At least one heckler in the audience at the DNA Lounge last Friday for Hunky Jesus: The Second Coming shouted “too soon” when I showed…
Rocky IV is probably second on my short list of Cold War-era right wing propaganda sports films. Red Dawn is the apotheosis of that particular…
While awaiting word on whether I’ve won a ticket in the Dipsea Race lottery, no money to sign up for any other races to build…
It’s been ten years since I first arrived in San Francisco, and while in many ways it will keep you in decent shape simply through…
To the nearly 10,000 participants in Sunday’s Oakland Running Festival, congratulations on a great day for a run! If you’re already jonesing for another rush,…
You will doubtless hear or see a million variations of the hoary “no pain, no gain” mantra. In fact, training to or beyond the point…
Sustaining motivation is one of the most difficult aspects of maintaining a commitment, be it a fitness commitment or anything else. Having goals is great,…
Photo by Ian Collins. My Tumblr dashboard is full of fitness porn. That’s what “fitspo” stands for, right? No? Anyway, lots of landscapes and chiseled,…
If you’ve decided to take “fitness” somewhat seriously, it is important to have goals. They don’t have to be big goals! “Work out every other…
I lost a bunch of weight last two years and finished a lot of races, and for that reason people now come to me on…
Longtime San Francisco Chronicle columnist C.W. “Chuck” Nevius is back to actually living in the city that he writes about after years of commuting to…
Today is the annual Bike to Work Day, so roll up that right pant leg and hit the pedals for your commute. Yes, it totally…
I’ve been a bit under the weather lately, so in lieu of a full column, just wanted to pass along a hot tip for readers…
Last week at the National Bike Summit, the surprise appearance of Transportation Secretary Ray Lahood was big news. But the possibly bigger news was Google’s…
I’m not one to avoid “bad neighborhoods,” on my bike or otherwise. But on Saturday I rented a ZipCar to help a friend move some…
While aimlessly hunting around the local blogosphere shortly after my last column, I noted a post on The Oakbook titled “Oakland Bicycle Accidents on the…
Police Chief George Gascon has gotten a new round of controversy rolling around San Francisco by kicking the tires of Critical Mass. “If you did…
Popular technology Web site Mashable took a break from rewriting press releases and just published one directly from San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom touting the…
It looks like we’re going to have some wet and wild weather for at least the next week, if not two, or even three —…
So, that’s over. The year, the decade, whatever it was. And it didn’t entirely suck. In fact, if anything, it was pretty good times for…
Last night’s annual Winterfest fundraiser for the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition was full of pretty people looking fit and happy making bids on art, travel,…
Three years ago, the Board of Supervisors and Mayor Gavin Newsom approved a plan to improve amenities for cyclists on San Francisco streets, including more…
A fellow Appeal contributor asked me about what rights bicycles have to the road, and the Sarah Palin-inspired response I just now thought of would…
Riding from NOPA to the Mission this week, a flat note rang out from my rear wheel. Upon inspection, it seems San Francisco’s notoriously porous…
Last week in Los Angeles, Dr. Christopher Thompson was convicted of six felonies, including two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, after pulling in…
The first time I can remember being on a bike is when my father put one of those molded-plastic carrier seats on the back of…
On rides recently I’ve been thinking about the issue of safety. No, not the lame “obey posted signs” or “he should have been wearing a…
The other day I was running errands in SOMA on my bike when a man in a pickup truck stopped next to me at a…
In the, ahem, art and science of tailoring media to reach a desired demographic audience, there is an uncanny valley. You can cut too close…
Blog-to-book-to-movie I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell opens tonight at the Metreon. If you know the name Tucker Max, you’ll probably be there —…
The Dolores Park community meeting Wednesday evening was, maybe appropriately, much like a group therapy session. Organizer Gideon Kramer of SafeCleanGreen was so enthusiastic in…
DataSF.org will make any number of public databases significantly more useful to the public once private developers have a chance to play with the bits…
