Marin IJ on the 114th Dipsea Race: On the Heels of Chris Lundy’s Trifecta in 2024, Tiburon’s MacLean Makes History With First Win – Congrats to all Dipsea Finishers!

Marin IJ on the 114th Dipsea Race: On the Heels of Chris Lundy’s Trifecta in 2024, Tiburon’s MacLean Makes History With First Win – Congrats to all Dipsea Finishers!

Her sneakers show the miles, but they held up long enough to carry Audrey MacLean to her first Dipsea victory on Sunday morning. With bloody knees and aching feet, MacLean removed her shoes and socks at the aid station after crossing the finish line, but made sure not...
Marin IJ: Mt. Tamalpais Hiking Acclaimed in State Parks Poll And Insider’s Guide to Mount Tamalpais Hiking, Camping and Beyond

Marin IJ: Mt. Tamalpais Hiking Acclaimed in State Parks Poll And Insider’s Guide to Mount Tamalpais Hiking, Camping and Beyond

Let’s get this out of the way at the outset: if you are a lifelong Mount Tam diehard/know-it-all, knowledgable of every nook and cranny of the brilliance that is the Sleeping Lady, the watershed, trails, campgrounds, incredible hiking and biking and historic...
The 113th Dipsea Race Arrives on June 9th: Who Will Best the Field in One of the Most Competitive Editions of This Legendary Race?

The 113th Dipsea Race Arrives on June 9th: Who Will Best the Field in One of the Most Competitive Editions of This Legendary Race?

Paddy O’Leary, a 35-year-old oncology scientist at the University of California, San Francisco, won the 112th Annual Dipsea Race in June 2023, claiming his first career Dipsea win one year after he finished a closed second to 2022 winner Eddie Owens, who was unable to...
Zócalo Public Square: With Its Focus on Education, Health Care, and Gun Control, California Creates a Gold Standard for Longevity

Zócalo Public Square: With Its Focus on Education, Health Care, and Gun Control, California Creates a Gold Standard for Longevity

Come to California if you want to live. That’s Joe Mathews’ New Year’s suggestion for a new state slogan. “California is losing population for the first time since it became a state,” he writes. “The cause of the problem is not people...