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. […]
Taking time to appreciate scenery while trail running
It’s amazing what even a short session of trail running can do to clear your mind. Friday night was rough. My daughter woke up screaming in the middle of the night, and I didn’t get solid rest. So instead of waking up super early and checking off my planned long run, I stayed in bed […]
Is it possible to become a morning person?
A glance to my right revealed the first rays of sunlight above the eastern horizon. Immediately I smiled and picked up my running pace slightly. Something about the witnessing the sun’s entrance into the day energizes me. There is a long, flat (mostly) road that runs through a future neighborhood just north of my house. […]
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 […]
2020 Boston Marathon — virtual, and very weird
The Boston Marathon is my No. 1 A race every single year I’m fortunate enough to qualify, get accepted, and run from Hopkinton to Boylston St. I knew the 2020 Boston Marathon would be my best race yet (I think that every year though). Instead, my 2020 Boston Marathon ended up taking place in Las […]
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