I went for a run today. My ankle seemed okay until the last mile or two and then it… tweaked? Ached? Cried out? On the plus side, it wasn’t as if millions of voices cried out in terror and then were suddenly silenced. I mean, they’re still crying, ya know? So that’s a good thing? […]
My ankle is bugging me. Could it be that I’m old? That the mileage has taken a toll? That it might be time to (gasp) take a break from running? Gosh, I hate that feeling of not having run — it messes with my head and the lack of endorphins clearly indicates this whole running […]
In the summer of 2015, a race company opted to try something different. They opened an indiegogo campaign to crowdfund a marathon in their hometown of Destin, Florida. Within 40 days, they amassed $57,000, exceeding their target goal and became the World’s First Crowdfunded Marathon. The best summary I can give comes from their own […]
In 2012 I was lucky enough to run the Boston Marathon on behalf of Children’s Hospital. My partner was Christian Boyles who was awesome then and has only grown more amazing in the ensuing years. I had wonderful support from all across the land, including folks who came out to cheer me on during one […]
Yub nub! I ran today’s Star Wars Dark Side 10k as an Ewok. The revised runDisney costumes and weapons policy had me a little nervous about running with my spear but I figured if they were allowing plastic swords and lightsabers that I’d be ok… And I was fine. Nobody batted an eye at this […]
It is I, BB-8KSH. You may not recognize me with my mouse ears. But that’s how I roll when I’m at the inaugural Star Wars Dark Side 5K. It was a typically early morning for a runDisney event, albeit crowded earlier than even I expected given my mantra of “I should get there early… maybe […]
Maybe I wasn’t in the mood. Or maybe I was just overwhelmed with the volume of people and noise. But I was in a bit of a snit as I went through the Star Wars Half Marathon (Dark Side) Expo this afternoon. They had opened at 10 AM and I was there around 12:30/1 o’clock. […]
For some reason, I’ve gotten into the notion of costume running for shorter distances. I blame that turkey costume for the Turkey Trot 5K last year. It was so surprisingly reasonably priced over at Amazon… and with Amazon Prime it was here so quickly… They say people with Amazon Prime spend more money at Amazon […]
C-3PO: Sir, the possibility of successfully navigating an asteroid field is approximately 3,720 to 1. Han Solo: Never tell me the odds. I’m probably a minor disappointment to Han Solo. I’m playing the odds in my logistics without knowing the odds but unfortunately I’m getting cocky. After successfully avoiding the rain in St Louis, I’m […]
May the odds ever be in my favor. This morning I woke up, still alive after a weird night in a crappy potentially crack den hotel. And I checked my phone for the forecast. Rain seemed highly likely in the back half of the marathon. I’ve often said to friends about training runs on the […]