My first memory of Team RWB was seeing the eagle singlet at a race shortly after I moved to Shreveport, Louisiana. “That’s a cool logo,” I thought. I didn’t realize what was behind that logo. Then I started seeing more and more Team RWB logos around. Several members would line up and hold American flags […]
Winning the inaugural Fleet Feet San Diego Slurpee 10K
Pure elation. That’s the only way to describe how I felt winning today’s inaugural Fleet Feet San Diego Slurpee 10K. **Disclaimer — the race was not Fleet Feet sanctioned, the course was not certified, and no one else ran.** As everyone should be aware, July 11 is a sacred day. It is 7-11, and hence […]
Coeur d’Alene Marathon: keep your head down, push through
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 […]
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 […]
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