It’s been almost a month, and I’m just now writing my Mad Marathon review. In my defense, though, it’s been one of the most chaotic months of my life. September brought a move from Las Vegas to Oregon for my family and a health hiccup. (I’m OK now, but I had several rough weeks in […]
Brookings Marathon: it feels good to race again
It’s been a stressful and scary past 14 months. A global pandemic forced normal life to a sudden halt. So, I had a rush of emotions as I stood on the Brookings Marathon starting line Saturday. A year and a few months ago, I wouldn’t have felt anything other than self-induced pressure to run fast. […]
Nebraska Marathon — time to flush it and move along
Sometimes when a team has a bad game — a 40-point blowout loss or one with a high number of miscues and unforced errors — the head coach will either throw the game tape away or review it with his players and then immediately bury it (physically or metaphorically). Today I’m choosing that approach following a […]
My Marathon Monday — right on Las Vegas, left on Fremont
Instead of turning right on Hereford and left on Boylston, I finished my solo Marathon Monday at the corner of Las Vegas Blvd. and Fremont Street. I’m not in Boston right now. And that’s OK. Back when the 2020 Boston Marathon was delayed (the announcement came two weeks into March, but many runners knew that […]
2020 Carlsbad Marathon — always something to work on
A mile into the 2020 Carlsbad Marathon last Sunday, I had flashbacks to the California International Marathon six weeks earlier. Everything was tight. My right hip/groin/quad were tense, which led to a shorter and uncomfortable stride. “Here we go again,” I thought. That’s the thing about running a marathon — you never know exactly what […]
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