I thought it would be fun to run around the iconic Vasquez Rocks out in California. It was an inaugural race called the SpaceRock Trail Race and it was sorts pitched right at my Trekker heart. I mean, here’s where Captain James T. Kirk squared off against a Gorn commander and single-handedly saved our universe […]
A quick update on various “lottery” and “qualifying” races for 2017: February 19, 2017: Kyoto Marathon: IN! February 26, 2017: Tokyo Marathon: IN! (Thanks to the good folks at Travelling Fit. It’s costing me a king’s ransom, but I’m hoping my brother and mom will join me for a Japanese Double Fisted Sake and Marathon […]
September 28, 2016 I’m terrible at saying goodbye. I’ve never been good at it, never liked doing it, never really learned how to do it. And that’s big picture stuff too – I’m the worst when death is involved, the very ultimate in goodbyes. But I’m also quite a mess when it comes to something […]
September 29, 2016 This morning I ran … poorly… through Central Park. One wouldn’t think it possible to get lost in a loop through a park in the middle of the city… but I’m no ordinary man. I do the inconceivable and the unbelievable six ways before breakfast. There was a handy map online of […]
September 21, 2016 – Ponta Delgado, Azores, Portugal. After three sea days, we steamed into the middle of nowhere. This famed waystation of yore, a supply point in the seemingly endless big blue, is a charming port island today. It’s volcanic ash roads run along custom designed pebble sidewalks. But for us it truly was […]
September 18, 2016 – First Sea Day The unsanctioned Sea Legs Marathon Seventy-nine loops. That’s how many times I ran round and round deck 4 on the Disney Magic to hit 26.2 miles. I decided to do it on the very first sea day as I imagined the longer I put it off the less […]
Cruiser’s Log – Supplemental A few stray shots and thoughts from several days at sea: 9/17 – Barcelona – Boarding Open House in the Kids Clubs meant I could add some Jar Jar color to the cruise. Mr Potato Head lends me his ear… for a little while *** 9/18 – Day at Sea […]
Apparently, there were 6000 of us or so across the three events this morning at Dodgers Stadium. It started with a 10k at 7 AM, then a 5k at 9 AM, and then a kids fun run at 10. I had signed up for the double header of the 10k and 5k. It was something […]
October 1, 2016 Much as seeing a touring production versus catching the original Broadway cast on the Great White Way, the St George Marathon is a good experience that pales really only when one considers the Little Grand Canyon Marathon I ran a few weeks back. Don’t get me wrong, St George is lovely and […]
The DCL Westbound Transatlantic Cruise At least once a year I try and take mom on an adventure. I’ve done pretty well this year, with a number of trips around the globe as I’ve been running from place to place on my marathon hamster wheel. But this year we also did our traditional voyage on […]