Mud Mountain Dam Marathon – October 2, 2022

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Tacom-again?  Just another strong start and really rough finish. It’s a long way from one corner of the continetal United States to the other.  And this weekend’s trip was made all the longer as we had endured the build up and fallout of Hurricane Ian down in Florida (and beyond).  On the plus side, we […]

To Dream The Impossible Dream

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Got an email today from the BAA: I thought my qualifying time was 3:15 and below… and that probably is true for actually getting to toe the start line.  But according to the link above, for my age group the qualifying time is 3:20. Even that has proven elusive to my old, fat, covid-19 pandemic […]

Never A Dull Moment at The Boring Marathon

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An hour before my flight to Portland yesterday, as i sat in the LAX remote terminal gate area, I received this email: I debated what to do and finally scrambled to cancel my flights, my rental car and hotel. All told the fees to do so to get e-credit for later use was $40, plus […]

August 28, 2022: The Sioux Falls Marathon

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Well. That may have been the worst run I’ve had all year. And that’s saying something given the last few races have left me questioning the very idea of running anymore. I had something of a panic attack around mile 13. I couldn’t catch my breath and felt like my heart was going to beat […]

Oh, THAT’S why it’s called Sioux Falls…

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No thanks to a chaotically managed series of delays and gate changes courtesy of Southwest Airlines, I finally made it to Sioux Falls, South Dakota. By the time my flight landed, the expo and bib pickup were long since concluded.  The marathon is tomorrow morning; thankfully I was able to email the race director and […]