At the finish area of the California International Marathon, which ends at the California State Capitol Building in downtown Sacramento. I knew going into the 2019 California International Marathon that hitting a Boston qualifier, and getting to ring the BQ bell, was unlikely. Inconsistent training gave me some doubt, but a nagging Achilles issue really […]
Wherever I may roam — mindset and heart mean more than location
The words have been rattling around in my brain for months: wherever I may roam. Yes, it’s a Metallica song. I have known the song for years, and it has a catchy riff that sticks. But normally songs, even ones that are annoying, will make their exit within a few days or weeks. For me, […]
August please go away; you’re the worst
It happens every year. August rolls around, and my training falls apart. But this year will be different, right? No Louisiana heat and humidity. Instead, I have California breezes and coastal views. Still, same story (I was sick for the whole first week, including a three day stretch where I barely left my room). August […]
Go west young man: big changes on horizon
Open a window to the past and look through to see 10-year-old me. I’m wearing a coonskin cap and running around hunting imaginary animals with a replica flintlock rifle. Adventurers and explorers — Kit Carson, Meriweather Lewis and William Clark, Daniel Boone, Davy Crockett — are my heroes. Why did I want to be like them so badly that […]
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