Blah.  Blah.  Blah.  That is what I feel like these days.  Partly because I am still fighting the crud that has crawled into my sinus cavities and given birth 1 million times.  And partly because of the post race blues. This isn’t the first time this has happened.  I could probably look back at my… [Continue Reading]

After a busy weekend in Sulphur for the State Short Course Swim Meet, I am back to work this week.  I still have not gone running or done any form of exercise since the run.  My feet are holding onto the skin for now, but one day it will have to fall off. I have… [Continue Reading]

One might argue the fact that my running 100 miles this weekend might be considered slightly extreme.  Maybe a little more than slightly.  Maybe not.  Anyway, what is extreme is the completely random weather forecasts for Friday through Sunday. I have seen predictions of upper 70′s, lower 30′s, rain, sun, clouds, wind, thunderstorms, and a… [Continue Reading]

Since I am officially into my taper for the race, I am starting to gather up all my gear and items I will need.  One thing that popped in my head is what I will listen to for the first 60 miles.  60 miles!  That could take me anywhere from 12 hours to who knows… [Continue Reading]

I have been playing this week with some way to update people on my progress during the race. Unlike a big marathon or Ironman triathlon where you can follow the athlete all day long, I will be running through the woods with no outside communication.  If you are lucky, I will send you a text… [Continue Reading]

This will be a test to see if I can get the twitter updates on a page.  Most of the people going to the race with me have a twitter account, so hopefully we can have some real time tracking/updates.  But of course, as slow as I will be going it will be similar to… [Continue Reading]

It’s late.  I’m tired.  But here is cliff note’s version of this morning’s run. In order to be fully prepared for Rocky Raccoon, I need to practice running at a slower pace.  If I average faster than a 12:00 pace for the first few loops, then I will be toast.  So today, I set Bubba… [Continue Reading]

For anyone who has ever seen a greyhound dog race, you will know about the rabbit.  For the races, this little stuffed animal rabbit travels around the track on the inside rail and the dogs chase it.  That way they don’t stop mid race to pee on the fence or hump somebody’s leg. For longer… [Continue Reading]