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…
Month: October 2018
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…