What do you do when everything goes wrong early in a race? I faced that question Sunday at the Coeur d’Alene Marathon in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. My plan fell apart immediately, and I was forced to fight multiple mental battles starting in the first few miles. I learned a lot about mental toughness, however, which led […]
Big Sur Marathon review: beautiful and brutal
Hurricane Point earns its name. Classical piano at the halfway point of a marathon can be incredible inspiring in the right setting. It is possible to make a new friend while still racing hard. And Big Sur International Marathon deserves its bucket-list-race status. I learned all of that this past weekend. After a whirlwind two […]
Boston Marathon review: chasing the unicorn
Many times during the past six years, I’ve had to answer the following question. “Why do you run so much?” The answer was always the same. “I want to get faster and run the Boston Marathon.” I don’t think many people asked the obvious follow up question: “why is Boston so important?” What is it about […]
Run for Boston: years later, the mission is still the same
Run for Boston. It’s been more than five years since I set my sights on Marathon Monday. As I sit in the San Diego airport waiting to board my flight to Boston, I can’t help but think back. I printed out my personal contract to run Boston on April 1, 2012. At that point, I wasn’t […]
Running superstitions, Boston Marathon edition
Do you want to wear it? The words shocked me a bit. Jeff Thomas was holding his Boston Marathon finisher medal out and offering it for me to try on. Like a vampire shrinking away from garlic or crosses, or whatever scorches their skin these days, I avoided that blue and yellow medal. It was a […]
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