The 2020 Mesa Marathon medal next to the five-year series finisher medal. Something happens to brain function late in a marathon or a long workout. Names and stories get harder to remember. Facts get fuzzy. And math becomes impossible. I’ve always called the phenomenon “runner brain.” The point where so much effort is going into […]
2019 Mesa-PHX Marathon — the anatomy of a bad race and how to bounce back
Finally hitting the finisher chute after struggling at the 2019 Mesa-PHX Marathon. Think back to your last bad race. I’m not talking purely finish time. When was the last race that made you contemplate simply limping off the course in discouragement? The last one that you know wasn’t an accurate representation of the training you […]
2018 Mesa-Phoenix Marathon — a good day in the desert
For three straight years I’ve travelled to Arizona in February for the Mesa-Phoenix Marathon. And for three straight years the race has delivered a shiny new PR. While I’ve never lived in Arizona, I feel like this event is my hometown race. Mesa-Phoenix Marathon is the first race I’ve run more than twice. At this […]
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