The Leadville 100 is my running jones. From January 1st to mid-August each of the past 5 years, it’s what gets me out of bed when the…
The Ugly, the Bad, and the Good: Boston 2016
Well, I think we tried very hard not to be overconfident, because when you get overconfident, that’s when something snaps up and bites you. –…
I Am Not Ready
It’s a terrible thing, I think, in life to wait until you’re ready. I have this feeling now that actually no one is ever ready…
Hamsters and Unicorns and Llamas
Oh my. Running has been a bit of a zoo lately. Hamsters “Never. Again” I admit spewing a stream of “never again” invective around Mile 90 of last…
On Streaking and Never Again
You’ve probably been asking yourself, “My right index finger seems a little melancholy, what can I do?” THANK GOD YOU FOUND THIS POST. You see, the very best feel-good…
Crossing the Line
Flashback to December. The race season is done and the miles are in the bank. Winter Break. A well-deserved feast of low miles and high…
In a Boston Second
Do ya’ feel lucky, punk? – Clint Eastwood After missing the Boston Marathon cutoff by 2 seconds last year and 1 second…
Leadville 100: There Will Be Blood. And Llamas.
It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves. – Sir Edmund Hillary If you prefer your race reports in gritty living color, take…
Grandma’s Double 2014: Winner and Still Champion
“Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.” -Henry Rollins, Punk Rocker, Poet and Wannabe…
“YOU’RE GOING THE WRONG WAY!”
To everything there is a season. – Solomon, Biblical Author and Ultrarunner How do you mark time? Semesters, mortgage payments, elections, heartbeats, movement of the…