Tomorrow I leave for Milwaukee, or as a quick google search for nicknames tells me: Brew City/Brew Town/The Brew. The City of Festivals. The Cream City. The German Athens of America. A Great Place on a Great Lake. Mil-town. To be honest, the main thing I think of when I think of Milwaukee is this […]

I have long been in a funk. I’m not great to be around and I’m in a not-entirely-good place emotionally, spiritually, physically. I’m sure you’ve noticed. But I have an idea. It’s not a great idea but it’s an idea. When running, there oftentimes reaches a stage where I just can’t do it. I can’t […]

I’ve been fielding a few questions from friends lately about how I’m holding up — the body, the mind — given the mileage and wear and tear. It’s been leading me to contemplate the other question I keep getting asked: “Why?” “Why are you doing this?” There’s the mountain answer — because it’s there. There’s […]

I’m pulling together odds and ends for the next few races and I just had an email reminder about the Rock N Roll Las Vegas Marathon in the middle of the month. Included in the message was a PDF course map which I’m reposting here. I had heard from fellow runners some grumblings about the […]