My niece Robin continues to beast it up. An ultrarunner for just a few years, she’s already completed the Pikes Peak 50 and the Grand Canyon Rim to Rim to Rim (that’s right, both ways in one day). And Courtney Dauwalter called her awesome (*). Last week she returned to Michigan for her first 100K …
Category: Ultramarathons
Write On!
Time to take a break from writing about running, in favor of writing about writing. Those of you uninterested in getting into the head of a prospective novelist can return to binge-watching the latest Netflix series, but I hope you’ll give me a chance here. No, bring it on! We can't wait to hear more! …
Champion of the East?
Most people not living under a rock know by now that our hometown University of Michigan football team won the national championship on Monday. Go Blue! Led by quarterback J.J. McCarthy and running back Blake Corum, they curbstomped the Washington Huskies, 34-13. What not quite so many people also know is that last weekend, I …
The Body vs. the Samurai
It’s been a month since the Sangre de Cristo 50, and while I feel fine, my body continues to throw me a curveball now and then. Last week, for example. Everything was fine the first half. Just a little sluggish starting my Wednesday morning six-miler, but finished strong. Good run! Then on Thursday, it was …
