I ran an ultramarathon at Run Woodstock last week. It just wasn't the one I signed up for. Yes, yours truly experienced his first DNF (Did Not Finish) in a race. After looking forward all summer to my first 100K trail race, I succumbed to the elements and called it off at 56K. I'm a …
Category: Running & Cycling
Hunting the Snarky
Runners in particular are fond of snarky slogans, and I enjoy collecting them. So I'm interrupting my regular program of highly informative, thought-providing, and possibly world-changing posts to show you all some entertaining T-shirts and signs from my recent races and training runs. After all, it's hard to come up with highly informative, thought-providing, and possibly world-changing …
Rabbit in the Vineyard
I CHARGED DOWN THE FINAL STRAIGHTAWAY toward the "Mile 3" sign, hearing nothing but my own heavy breathing. Behind me, somewhere, were close to 800 other runners. Ahead was one lone runner - and the pace bike. My mind was flashing between two thoughts: Keep going - just hold it together a little longer - …
Super-worthy Causes, and Super Offers For My Readers
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ME - I'M FEELING GENEROUS! One of the great things about running is its power to bring lots of people together for a good cause. Running events routinely donate at least part of their proceeds to one or more charities. Not only is money raised for people in need, the participants engage …
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