"So am I giving you my shoes again this year?" Jeff asked me. I was at the south Traverse City Running Fit, picking up my Bigfoot Snowshoe Race packet. Jeff is the store manager, and before the 2015 race he'd seen me struggle with the rental shoes. He'd very generously loaned me his own top of the …
Continue reading Must be the Shoes! Bigfoot Snowshoe 5K Recap
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
RIDDLE OF THE DAY: What causes schools to close, leads to massive traffic accidents, requires huge trucks and tons of salt to control, but has absolutely no effect on runners? Sunday morning was the 2015 Running Fit Super 5K, and over 1,500 unstoppable runners showed up - because, after all, what else would they do on Sunday …
"HERE'S THE WORLD'S MOST PROLIFIC RUNNER," I heard over the loudspeaker as I charged across the finish line. As much charge as I could muster wearing snowshoes, but I tried my best to make it look good. Saturday was the Bigfoot Snowshoe 5K race in Traverse City. One year ago here I began my quest …
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