Epic Road Trip Day 11

Alright, so last night I left off at midnight of Day 10 and my brother was laying on concrete loopy and sick with 9 hours left of his 24HR race. Day 11 begins right there! He sees a member of the …

Day 4- Oak Opening Stampede 50K

The alarm squaks at me at 630 on day 4 of epic road trip and I rolled out of bed to take a quick shower before donning layers to prepare myself for the chill of the morning. I kindly shoved …

Draaaagin My Stumps For A Long Run

I ran 24 miles today. Before I go into that, I need to back up a minute to let you know that Tuesday is lower body day at CrossFit and I did 5 rounds for time of 15 Snatches, 15 …

21 Mile Training Run… CHECK

I sat down with the intentions of blogging while I ate my food, but I went from “I’m only gonna eat because my body needs it” to “OMG! I can’t shovel this food into my mouth fast enough”. It was …

Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Peppers

Here I sit… coffeeless because the coffee that was brewed was so badly burned that it’s a crime… To make matters worse? there is some dude in here working with me (I’m an ambulance dispatcher tonight)… I usually work alone, …

Get Some Sleep!

For those who read Runner’s World, you probably read the article in May’s issue called “Go to Sleep Already” by Cindy Kuzma. I literally just read the article today, only a month late… I even took a highlighter and marked …

Lincoln WrapUp: Post Race and Lessons

This shall be the final installment of the Lincoln Diary… if you missed out, you can read all about: Travels to Lincoln Day 1 Day 2 Lincoln Marathon I left off just inside the finishline… I stagger past the people …

Lincoln Marathon!

I am now sitting in the airport and probably don’t have enough time to get my thoughts out there, but I can get it started. Time fades memories. I especially have the gift curse of losing details quickly and that …

Interesting. Inspired. Smile.

While I was working the early hours of the morning, I stumbled across a couple of interesting articles. I found myself justifying more coffee, thinking of my personal encounters with running and what I’ve learned, analyzing my sleep, and plotting …

Go “Long” W/ An Ultra-Runner

For those who do not know… My brother is growing into a southeast ultra running beast. So when he asked me to save my long run for the Friday I was in town visiting, I did not hesitate to do …