I COULDN'T FINISH THE SWIM CLASS. One hour into the 90-minute workout, I pulled myself out of the pool and told the instructors I could not continue. I was exhausted and my legs were cramping so badly I could no longer kick. It was a Sunday morning in April, week one of a 10-week masters-coached …
Ban Anna? No, Just the Wafers
SOMEONE PLEASE ENLIGHTEN ME. Where in the U.S. Constitution does it require that any dessert involving bananas must include vanilla wafers? Bananas do not usually get too ripe at the RBT house, as we all prefer them before they get brown and spotty. And I eat one for breakfast just about every day, especially before a …
On the Rocks: DWD Devil’s Lake 50K Recap
SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE SCRIPT. It was the second half of the Dances with Dirt - Devil's Lake 50K near Baraboo, Wisconsin. This is normally where I start overtaking people who pass me in the first half. But as I picked my way down the two-mile decline from the rocky overlook to the aid …
Between the Deep Blue Sea and the Devil
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: If you're healthy today, take a moment to be actively grateful. I'm nearing the end of one of my longer periods between races - in this case, my recently completed first triathlon and the upcoming Dances with Dirt 50K at Devil's Lake in Wisconsin. In one sense, it turned out to be …
RUN COFFEE WRITE 