My name is Kyle Tsujimoto and I am a high school student who loves to run. I also have a passion for science. Here, I hope to combine my enthusiasm for both running and science into a cohesive educational running blog.
I recently learned that the 2020 San Francisco Marathon—which would have been my first full marathon—has been postponed from late July to November. With plans to go off to college in the fall, my ability to attend new date remain uncertain However, as I experience this slight regret at having to delay my first marathon … Continue reading Runner’s Life: SF Marathon
As I enter into my fourth year of high school track and field and my tenth season of competitive running, I am able to proudly look back at my improvement and accomplishments since I first joined the middle school track team in seventh grade. In my two years of middle school track, I enjoyed the … Continue reading Runner’s Life: 3 Levels of Running
With my fourth and final cross country season just around the corner, I can’t think of a better time to compare my favorite high school sport with my second favorite high school sport. Although high school cross country and high school track are very similar, the environments that they create for runner’s are vastly different. … Continue reading Runner’s Life: My Favorite High School Sport
In the days and months following my snowboarding accident in Lake Tahoe (see more about accident), I was left pondering my misfortune. Physically, I knew I would take a long time to heal, but mentally, I was crushed. My perfect, idealized return to sports—though it was snowboarding and not yet running—had suddenly morphed into a … Continue reading Running Science: The Road to Recovery
I used to feel invincible when I was snowboarding, cutting through the fresh powder like a knife through butter. Flying down the icy slopes with the bitter wind in my face, time seemed to stop—the mountains in the distance echoed a refreshing silence that could be heard for miles—but at the same time, each run … Continue reading Runner’s Life: Snowboarding
As summer comes to a close, I am reminded of some of the running highlights from these past few months: the Lake Tahoe Relay, the salty air of Maui, and the San Francisco Marathon. I loved these special moments. They were memorable and fun, but they were not the only great aspect of summer. I … Continue reading Runner’s Life: A Great Summer of Running
There’s something special about being by the ocean—a salty ocean breeze in your face, a refreshing sea mist against your skin. The sound of the waves crashes against the sand fills your ears and the fresh, salty smell of the sea fills your nostrils. The sights are endless: seagulls circling overhead, palm trees swaying high … Continue reading Runner’s Life: The Ocean Air of Maui, Hawaii
Compared to the hellish weather of this year’s Boston Marathon, the 2018 San Francisco Marathon conditions were heaven. Mild temperatures ranged from 54-65℉. The wind was minimal, and, like it often is in San Francisco, the sun was mostly hidden behind the clouds. Some might call these ideal running conditions. They might say that running … Continue reading Runner’s Life: The 2018 San Francisco Marathon
Every year, at the end of the school year, my high school track coach takes a bus full of runners into the Santa Cruz mountains for a fun recreational run called "The Beach Run”. We are dropped off about 8 miles inland, and after a short warm-up, we follow the railroad tracks toward the beach. … Continue reading Runner’s Life: The Beach Run
The DeCelle Memorial Lake Tahoe Relay is a grueling race with 7-runner teams running 72 miles around Lake Tahoe. Last weekend, a group of my cross country teammates and I traveled to Tahoe to compete in the 54th annual relay. For each leg, the inactive runners rode in cars to locations along the current runner’s … Continue reading Runner’s Life: Successful Tahoe Bonding
Mile Sixteen 