Fourth of July week truly kicks off summer. If I’m going to have any chance at meeting my 2024 Boston Marathon qualifying goal, I will need to put together a smart and consistent summer training cycle. That is something I’ve never done. I had one shot at completing a long run last week, and it […]
2024 Boston Beard week 2 — my self sabotage
Full stomach (of candy and Red Bull). Heat of the day. Not enough sleep the night before. I made so many choices leading up to last Thursday’s tempo run. And almost all of them set me up for a miserable run. During both 2-mile repeats of my workout all I thought about was my history […]
2024 Boston Beard: week 1
I don’t like the scratchy feeling of growing a beard, especially in the summer. Which is why it made complete sense to grow one as motivation back in 2013. I wanted to qualify for the Boston Marathon, and I wanted a daily reminder of my lofty goal. A hot, itchy, food mess gathering reminder. Eleven […]
Racing the Jackson Hole Marathon
The Jackson Hole Marathon provides amazing natural beauty along with thin air and a long, punishing uphill climb.
Enjoying every moment of the 2022 Boston Marathon
I worried for most of the hours leading up to the 2022 Boston Marathon. This year was my fifth in-person Boston, but my it was my first time starting the race without having already run a qualifier for the next year. My brain focused on not having a 2023 BQ. With only one other race […]
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