Big Long Thing (marathon or longer) #200 complete at the Go! St. Louis Marathon in Missouri. Not as hilly as I expected but several seemingly endless climbs. I was tired but semi-functional today, so that’s a good sign. Great volunteers made the somewhat dull course more interesting though I loved the finish. Oodles of amigos…
The Hogeye 2019
Big long thing number 18 for calendar year 2019 at the Hogeye Marathon in Springdale, Arkansas. The current iteration of the course is rolling hills through a small downtown, tree lined suburban streets, a quick stop through the Double-A ball park, and a significant amount of asphalt bicycle paths around the local parks system. What…
Two Rivers Marathon 2019
This weekend was supposed to be a double, but after a first day finish of almost 6 hours it was clear I’m doing myself no favors. I thought long and hard about whether or not to do the second day and went with no. That messes up my scheduled 200, but maybe this experience will…
Skidaway Marathon 2019
Another rough and inconsistent day today at the Skidaway Marathon, in Savannah, Georgia for Lifetime Marathon 197. Course was flat, weather was relatively cool, but persistent glute pain made for a rough day. Good news is that I was able to spend most of my race with Smiley and Shelly who were bright spots on…
Georgia Marathon 2019
Big Long Thing #15 for calendar year 2019, and state 31 for the 3rd time through the states done today at the Georgia Marathon. A moderately hilly big city marathon last every single post-secondary school in the Atlanta except Emory University. Some course changes since the last time I did it. Namely they took out…
Raccoon Mountain Marathon 2019
What in all of hell was that?! I had my 4th worst “just a marathon” time today at Raccoon Mountain in Chattanooga. The race was challenging (2238 ft elevation gain), and I’m injured (a number of places but most painfully my left glute since Hawai’i) but I really don’t have an explanation for why I…
Revel Kulia 2019
My 13th BLT of 2019 and Evil Twin’s 50th State complete at Revel Kulia in Waikoloa, HI. A windy day on a 5,000 ft net drop point to point course starting in 40 degree weather and finishing in the 80s mostly on the shoulder of an active roadway. Great support and while I don’t care…
Tokyo Marathon 2019
BLT 193, country 15 complete at the Tokyo Marathon in Tokyo, Japan. A 4:07 finish on a cold and rainy day on a relatively flat, but crowded course here in Tokyo. Very well supported road race through the more central special wards of Shinjuku, Chiyoda, Taito, Sumida, Koto, Chuo, and Minato Cities. Tokyo, it should…
Red Rock Canyon Marathon 2019
Due to the recent snow in Vegas the regularly scheduled marathon course was replaced with a looped course. 3000 feet of climbing made this feel like endless hill work. A beautiful course, but I was bored by mile 8. Add to that a sinus infection and today was a rough day. Fun fact: Fredrick Smith,…
A1A Marathon 2019
Big Long Thing #10 for 2019 at the Fort Lauderdale A1A marathon, my hometown throw down. This year in addition to the usual cast of local characters oodles of marathon maniacs joined us. It was great to see so many people, but I’m afraid I was slow or thoughtless with the camera and missed several…