While picking up my Martian Marathon race packet at the expo, I got to talking with a woman whose husband is going to attempt his first ultramarathon. That's macho enough in my book, but not for him; he's going right to a 50-miler, and a tough one at that (the September North Face Challenge, as …
Continue reading In-Between Marathon Musings: Eating, Singing Bears, and Talking Trash
Last Sunday was another "first" in my adventures in running - an early morning two-hour drive to Grand Rapids and the Gazelle Girl Half Marathon & 5K. So, one might wonder why a manly man like me would be part of a female-only race. Well, I was not there to take part in the race, …
My first ultra of 2015 is just a week away, and it's time to start putting things in order for the big day. Actually, the big weekend, as I'll be doing the Running Fit Trail Marathon "No Wimps" challenge again - half marathon Saturday, 50K Sunday. No guarantees that I'll jump into the lake again after …
Continue reading Gearing Up – Ultras Ahead! And a Trashy Update
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