Finished today at the Bataan Memorial Death March civilian heavy division (carrying a 35lb ruck) in just under 7 hours. Making it my second slowest marathon finish. I really don’t have a benchmark for this sort of thing. So, it is neither good, nor bad. It’s just a thing. On a related note, if you…
2018 Mesa-PHX Marathon [DNF]
Happy 50th marathon to Hollie Ashby at the Mesa-PHX marathon. Great seeing you, JM Gabriel, and Andy Bowden. Today was not my day. Between injury, the worst cold of my life, and no real sleep this should have been a Did Not Start but I’m a stubborn idiot who needed 16 miles to figure that…
Fort Lauderdale A1a Marathon 2018
Marathon #156, took a while to get to this one after Houston and I wish I could say the wait was worth it. My worst hometown throw down to my knowledge, sub 5, barely, on a warm always flat, flat, flat, flat course. Anyway, great to see friends, acquaintances, that creepy chick from Australia, and…
Houston Marathon 2018
A cool day on a flat, mostly concrete Houston course. The race is well organized, quite well supported and has great community enthusiasm. If I had one criticism it would be the only gels I saw on the course weren’t until about mile 21. I’m not much for the big city races (Houston is the…
Savage 7 Marathons-Newtonmas 2017
In 2009 avid marathoner, Chuck Savage, created a series of 7 races, one a day, beginning the day after Christmas until New Year called the “Savage Seven” The original series was on a track in Ocala, Florida. A few years hence it was moved to this park also in Ocala. The race consists of a…
Mount Dora Half Marathon 2017
My first and only half marathon of the year at the Mount Dora Half in Mount Dora, Florida. A chilly (for Florida) hilly (for Florida) race through the cutesy downtown of Mount Dora and the lake home neighborhoods. The race is Christmas themed, and the town, which seems to derive a not insignificant amount of…
Kiawah Island Marathon 2017
The Kiawah Marathon in Charleston, South Carolina completes a second circuit of a marathon or ultra in all 50 states. A flat, coastal marathon on roads and a little bit of bike path through the golf resort. Cold temperatures, 40 degrees, made for great running conditions. The nearly hour I spent in traffic trying to…
Palm Beaches Marathon 2017
A hot and humid day at the Palm Beaches Marathon in Palm Beach and West Palm Beach. My fifth Florida marathon this year. A flat, flat, flat course along the intercoastal waterway. A multi-tenant structure fire/explosion was the big surprise of the day. Maniac ambassador Heather Schry was along the course to provide refreshment. At…