It seemed the stars aligned this week and wouldn’t give me time to get out and run. With my wife getting back to school and no mommy daycare my boss was gracious enough to let me work at home to be with my daughters. This all sounds well in good but its mighty hard to [...]
I remember taking a quick look at my Garmin down on the flats and was pleased to see a number there I have only seen 4 times before. The number 26.2 quickly told me that I as a runner was entering into nomads land, I had already run longer time wise than ever before but [...]
Though I’ve had the Afton Trail Run my schedule and front of mind for some time now it kinda crept up on me. I think I put it on my race list back in November when I was sidelined with an injury and at the time it seemed so far away and I think this [...]
Marathon number 4 is in the books. Sunday morning arrived early with me staring at the clock reading 4:15. I never sleep well the night before a race and for that matter long runs so this was old hat for me. I patiently waited till 4:25 got out of bed, showered and dawned my race [...]
As I write this I’m 5 days out from running the Stillwater Marathon and by this point I’m a bit nervous about to embark on. But for some reason today I have strange calm about this coming weekends race. This calm before the storm stems from a reply to a post at Sea Legs Girl [...]
Congratulations Helen on winning The Chippewa Moraine 50km Ultra Marathon!
After a fairly decent 13.1 mile training run with my friend Steve this past Saturday I thought I was in great shape push for a decent time at the 100% Irish For a Day 10 mile race this weekend. But low and behold my immune system had something to say about that. As Saturday progressed [...]
Well as of Tuesday I’m all signed up for the Afton 50k Trail Run this coming July 3rd. I actually felt a bit nervous pushing the register button as I signed up. Not the nervousness you feel out of anxiety but the butterfly nervousness you get before your first kiss Not the race can compare [...]
Today in one of my new favorite blogs, Steve in a Speedo?! Gross!, Steve is offering a 20% off coupon code at Road ID. Road ID is a great company that focuses its product line around the safety of athletes out on the open road and trails. Their premier product, Wrist ID Sport, allows you [...]