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Pictures of Life In the selfie, I am to the right of the frame holding the camera and the Golden Gate Bridge is in the background. I am smiling. This is my happy place. At the end of a race cycle. Fit, healthy and traveling for an event. In the selfie, I am smiling. To …
One of the features of this podcast has always been running with my dog. In the early days, when I started the podcast, I was running with my dog Buddy, the border collie. Buddy and I were great friends and running partners from the start. He was the best dog I ever had. Smart, athletic, …
Mesa Marathon 2025 Race Report Subtitle: Grateful for so much, but it still feels like ‘one that got away’. It’s taken me a while to parse this race out in my mind. Let’s face it, it is never as simple as the race, or the race day. That is a moment in time. A brief …
Pre-Race Report – Mesa Marathon I keep wanting to capitalize all the letters in ‘Mesa’ when I type it. It just feels like one of those abbreviations that we use in business all the time. But it isn’t. And I won’t. I write to you from the Monday morning in Massachusetts. Race day is early …
The dark place, the cold and the snow It’s been an interesting training cycle. This is the first time in 4-5 years that I feel like I’m actually training. Not just putting in the miles, but training. Going deep. And it’s January in Massachusetts. And it’s the final big mileage week for my race in …
