State #20 for the 3rd trip through the states done today at the Onward Shay! Marathon in Boise, Idaho. Cool and overcast weather made for ideal conditions running along the largely flat Boise River greenway. Plenty of support and mike markets at every single mile. Unfortunately I’m experimenting with this near carbless diet and I…
Jacksonville USO Armed Forces Half 2018
Sometimes a plan just comes together. I was happy as a pig in shit to be able to do a race with Karen, especially what would turn out to be her 200th half, so we headed up Florida’s east coast on a road trip to Jacksonville. At first I was a little worried we might…
Jack’s 50k Trail Race 2018-DNF
Sometimes a plan just falls apart. I was supposed to do five 10k loops at Jacks Trail 50k today. But because I’m an idiot who wouldn’t wear his sunglasses I drove into a curb and screwed up my wheel. Since it’s Sunday and nothing opens in the area until the late morning I decided to…
Southernmost Marathon 2018
“Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not who someone else is today.” It’s good advice. Like most good advice, it’s easier given than taken. I’m not entirely happy with my performance today at the Southernmost Marathon in Key West, but this is my second time doing it. In 2013 it was the third marathon…
Fort4Fitness Marathon 2018
Lifetime big long thing #169 complete in Fort Wayne, Indiana at the Fort4Fitness marathon, a standard “finish in the sports arena” event. Two loops nearly identical to one another on a suburban course. I was the dead last starter due to a flub with my phone not changing over to eastern time from Chicago and…
Equinox Marathon 2018
3rd Alaskan Big, Long Thing at the Equinox Marathon in Fairbanks, Alaska. A quirky and very hilly (1000m/3300ft of gain) trail marathon starting and finishing at the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus. 45% Jeep road, 35% forest trail, 15% road, 5% rando grass. For a small town (30k) I was pleasantly surprised at the community…
Via Marathon (aka Lehigh Valley Marathon) 2018
State number 18 for the third round, a typical towpath/rail trail marathon along the Lehigh River and canal system from Allentown to Easton, Pennsylvania. Some slight hills, just to move you from one part of the towpath trail to another, on a cool, endlessly drizzling day. Met new friend, Kevin Abraszek by way of Karen…
Reikjavík Marathon 2018
Big, long thing (marathon or longer) 168, country 11, Iceland, at the Reykjavík Marathon done in 4:18, a decent performance for me. Small rolling hills around mostly coastal Reykjavík on roads and bike paths. Well supported by both the race officials and the local community. A beautiful day in a place that can be very…
Sweat, Swat, and Swear 25k+ 2018
I was supposed to do a 50K today at the inaugural Sweat, Swat, and Swear 50k. I was supposed to pack sunscreen and not throat spray. I think I was supposed to turn right and then left. Anyway, sometimes things don’t go according to plan. Instead I ran a nice, pleasant 10K trail, then a…