It wasn't long after I crossed the finish line of Rocky Raccoon that life started throwing crap at me. That's probably why I haven't posted on my blog since the race. The sad part is that there have been lots of good things happening which are more...
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As disappointing as it was to Juba, I was completely coherent for this entire race. This race report? Maybe not so much. A lot of things can happen over the course of 100 miles in the woods. Loop 1 - The Start of a Long Day(s) One of my...
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You know the saying, "The hay is in the barn." Well, I am stuck in the position of praying that it the case. Rocky Raccoon is in less than 3 weeks and there is no amount of training I can do at this point to improve my fitness. The week before last,...
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I have often described some of my long runs as "mule runs." It's a pretty simple concept. You drop the reins, lower your head and press on no matter what stands in your way until you are done. And often times, that means turning off your brain as...
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I don't think I will ever learn. No matter how much I plan or what steps I take to control it, unless shackled I will go faster than I should in a race. But that is for later. Last night, Christine and I headed back to St. Francisville to run Forge...
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It wasn’t long after I crossed the finish line of Rocky Raccoon that life started throwing crap at me. That’s probably why I haven’t posted on my blog since the race. The sad part is that there have been lots of good things happening which are more than worthy of writing a post about. But the dark clouds that rolled in made it tough to put even the positive things on this site.