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Taking time to appreciate scenery while trail running

February 1, 2021 by Brent

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 […]

Filed Under: Running Tagged With: fitness, marathon, motivation, opt outside, Red Rock Canyon, run, runner, running, trail, trail running, Utah, Zion, Zion National Park

Is it possible to become a morning person?

January 25, 2021 by Brent

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. […]

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: how to become a morning person, morning person, motivation, opt outside, run, runner, running, strava, sunrise, sunrise chaser, training

Nebraska Marathon — time to flush it and move along

October 11, 2020 by Brent

Nebraska Marathon

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 […]

Filed Under: Race reports Tagged With: fitness, marathon, Nebraska Marathon, race, race report, run, runner, running, training

2020 Boston Marathon — virtual, and very weird

September 17, 2020 by Brent

2020 Boston Marathon

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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My Marathon Monday — right on Las Vegas, left on Fremont

April 20, 2020 by Brent

Marathon Monday

Instead of turning right on Hereford and left on Boylston, I finished my solo Marathon Monday at the corner of Las Vegas Blvd. and Fremont Street. I’m not in Boston right now. And that’s OK. Back when the 2020 Boston Marathon was delayed (the announcement came two weeks into March, but many runners knew that […]

Filed Under: Race reports Tagged With: Boston, Boston 2020, Boston Marathon, Coronavirus, fitness, Las Vegas, long run, marathon, Marathon Monday, motivation, Nevada, race, race report, run, running, training

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Brent Shirley My name is Brent Shirley, and I'm a stay-at-home dad with experience writing and selling running shoes. Married to a surgeon (she's much smarter than me). Certified RRCA running coach and 11 time Boston Marathon qualifier (2015-25, although I missed the cut in 2015-16). 50 sub 4 finisher.

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