One recent Wednesday morning I wrapped up a hot, long early run feeling like indulging myself. I walked to the nearby coffee shop and gazed with longing upon the chocolate pistachio croissant on display there. But there was a problem. “Sorry,” the manager said. “Our system is down.” She spent the next few minutes trying …
Update: Writing, Writing About Writing, and More Writing
MAY IS OVER ALREADY, and it’s been quite a month in the RBT world. Much has happened, and I’ll share it all here at some point. But for now, let me bring y’all up to date on the activity that’s taken up the majority of my time this year. And no, it isn’t running! No, …
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Maniac on Singletrack
I HAVE THREE TAKEAWAYS from last weekend’s Singletrack Maniac 50K: Never assume a water jug is full You never really know what you’re capable of until you do it Ultrarunners are the best f**king people on the planet. (I knew that already, so this race was just another confirmation.) There’s the TL;DR version. For those …
Swim, Bike, Run – As Nature Intended?
An email newsletter from a local racing company landed in my inbox recently. It carried this interesting announcement: NEW RACE! We are excited to let you know about our 2021 schedule - we will see the return of our regular schedule along with bringing back an old-time classic. Well, hey, a new race means more …
RUN COFFEE WRITE 