Week Before My First Race Ever Guest post by Derek I awoke Friday morning from a vividly bizarre dream. I found myself participating in a triathlon that I was hugely unprepared for. During the running…
8 hours 2 minutes Leadville makes nothing easy. When I tell people that I completed a marathon, I emphasize that this was the Leadville Marathon. Over 6,000 feet of climbing with half of that being…
I have become a master at falling down on trails. To my credit, 95% of my training is now on rocky trails. All of last year, I can count on one hand the training I…
2:14:15 - 13.1 Miles I am an idiot. For those that know me, it may come as a surprise. Generally, I hide it pretty well. It doesn't apply to everything, but when it comes to…
When a major event, good or bad, happens in the world, there is always someone there to capture the details. Paying tribute in a classy and accurate way takes skill. There's a creative process and…
4:51 - 26.2 miles I already covered how I tested what not to do the day before a marathon, so here is the recap of the result. Always enjoy this race course! From running along…
There are many "rules" in running I don't mind breaking. Quite often I break the big one and do something completely different on race day. Most of the time it backfires, but yet I still…
2 hours 32 minutes I always remember running marathons and having the 4th leg of a relay team fly be me at mile 23. It catches by surprise as my goal 4 hours into running…
