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 […]
As the Powerball lottery’s jackpot rolled over and over into the size of a gross domestic product for a small country, I continued to dismiss the odds. It seemed like such a waste of money to gamble, even at a dollar or two for a “potential” return of 1.5 billion. And while I like to […]
I get a fair bit of junk emails. Some of it is from spammers and some of it is legitimate stuff that for one reason or another the spam algorithm has decided is junk… no matter how many times previously I’ve clicked the “Wait…it’s safe!” button for the sender. Apropos of nothing, I checked my […]
It dawns on me today that in eight weeks I’ll be on my way back from Antarctica. That means that in just about six weeks I’ll be heading to Antarctica. Marathon Tours, who are handling the majority of the logistics on this crazy adventure, are sending me weekly emails now with last minute details and […]
This weekend I have a trail marathon up in the San Francisco Bay area. I keep trying to do trail runs now and again as they’re an entirely different type of adventure as compared to a city run. My biggest complaint with trails is that they’re all kinda the same no matter how beautiful the […]
My brother came out to cheer me on! That was the highlight of the day for sure. It’s always nice to have somebody in your corner. It’s been awhile since Steve and I got to hang out and while driving down to Anaheim at 3 AM isn’t perhaps the best use of our time together, […]
At 3:45 AM on the I-5 South about 10 miles from Disneyland there was an accident. Traffic was brought to a virtual standstill. I say virtual because though I stopped and had been sitting waiting for the various merging of lanes and traffic to de-jam, I got rear ended. So an accident sparked another accident, […]
No matter how many of these things I do, I always have a bit of nervous anxiety overload the night before a race. Tonight is the night before a 10K down in Disneyland as part of their Rebel Challenge Star Wars Half Marathon Weekend. I’ve got my running gear laid out, a bag of clothes […]
I’m in a funk. Last night I was tossing and turning, fitfully facing nightmares and weird dreams. I don’t often sleep well but this was a particularly trying night. And it’s been a series of bad days lately — nothing that I can specifically point to as the culprit, nor specific examples that seem particularly […]
The internet is awash with memes and instagram snapshots of inspirational quotes. There are times when I feel like the whole world has been overrun by those corporate motivational posters. You know the ones — DEDICATION and there’s a photo of a mountain and some Jack Handey style commentary on what dedication means. Or PERSEVERANCE […]