A while back, my brother mentioned the prevalence of news coverage that invariably included the WHO in the story as being, “Florida Man.” The WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, and HOW also invariably were about how this Florida Man did something incredibly stupid and the news story helped point out just how stupid was this Florida Man. […]
It was 32 degrees at the start line of the Callaway Gardens marathon. The race announcer kept prattling on about the temperatures and a warming trend forecast as the day continued. Mom made an aside comment that this guy was really into the weather; moments later he revealed he was the local affiliate’s meteorologist which […]
Yesterday a running friend posted onto Facebook this intriguing event. I have to admit, I’ve always wanted to go to Cuba. In college, the very last final exam I took for my undergraduate degree was a written exam using the infamous collegiate “blue book” composition pads. It was for a Cuban history class. I was […]
This weekend marks the first back to back marathon days of 2016. There have been multi-day events already to be sure — from the Dopey Challenge to the Star Wars Half Marathon weekend to last week’s Marathon/Half Marathon. But this is the first 26.2 miler Saturday followed by a 26.2 miler Sunday for the new […]
It’s taken me a few days to try and process this. On the morning of January 25, 2016, I did what I normally do to start my day. I logged in and checked my email and then clicked over to CNN.com to check the latest news stories. There, buried in the left hand column, was […]
Currently I’m sitting at LAX Terminal 1 waiting for a flight. I got here early as I was checking two huge bags and wanted to avoid traffic driving down. So instead of sitting in my car trying to navigate the city streets, I’m sitting in a Southwest Airlines faux rich Corinthian leather chair. I say […]
I’m having a bad day. It’s one of those days where I hate everything and everyone and just generally feel like they’re all out to get me for some reason. Maybe not out to get me, just oblivious to the notion that there are other people in the world, including me, and maybe the world […]
It was a sleepless night that had me constantly fretting I was covered in Poison Oak from my trail run. I’m 75% sure I’m not… but there is a 25% chance I know absolutely nothing about nature’s poisoning capabilities… actually I’m 100% sure I know almost nothing about the true signs of nature’s killing capabilities. […]
It could’ve been muddier. I suppose it could’ve been more like that mudslide in “Romancing the Stone.” To be honest, though, it wasn’t as bad as I imagined it might be. Oh, sure, a few (shoe)sole sucking moments amidst the mud, and a few soul sucking moments when the incline never seemed to end. And […]
Well, crap. It looks like it’s going to rain for my race tomorrow. I guess it could be worse; I could be running in Washington, DC. I’m just about to get into the car and drive the 6 hours+ to the San Francisco area. The Crystal Springs Trail Marathon is held rain or shine and […]