Lifetime BLT (big long thing, 26.2 or longer) #100, #36 year to date at the Monster Mash marathon in Dover, Delaware. Cold, rainy, and windy weather that was mostly kept in check but for the back half. My time, disappointing, but I had as much fun as I could. The race director and volunteers were…
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Kansas City (MO) Marathon 2016
Marathon #98, and #34 for the year at the Kansas City Marathon. Anticipating this as the toughest of the triple double (hilly and humid), my goal time was 4:20, actual 4:20:49. Big thanks to the hospitality of Dan and Paula for putting Amy and I up, feeding us, and generally playing Mom and Dad, and…
Des Moines Marathon 2016
Marathon or longer #99, and #35 for the year at the Des Moines Marathon. It seems Kansas City took a bigger bite out of me than I had anticipated. The goal was 4:15, but 4:32 is what I turned in. I’m not happy with it, but I gave it what I had. I’ll have to…
Chicago Marathon 2016
Lifetime marathon or longer number 97, the 33rd of the year, at the Chicago Marathon. 3:58:42 a sub4 I didn’t need or intentionally try for. It’s been almost 3 months since I finished a marathon in under 4 hours and this is a huge psychological boost I really needed. Fun fact: In the first running…
Inaugural Fort4Fitness Marathon 2016
Lifetime BLT #96, #32 Year to Date. Fort4Fitness Marathon. No fog today, just got tired. First half was <2 hours, but the back half I was trying to keep it under 4:15. I missed it by a couple minutes. The course is designed as 4 loops. You do a 3 mile loop, then do the…
8 Hours of Hell (FL) 2016
Lifetime BLT (Big Long Thing, marathon or longer) number 94. Number 30 for the year at “8 Hours of Hell,” part of a series of six 8 hour events through the summer in southwest Florida. Today’s race was in Coloosahatchee Regional Park in Alva, Florida. The course consists of mostly singletrack BMX course with a…
American Discovery Trail Marathon 2016
Another disappointing finish. So I got dealt double deuces for the weekend. At least it was pretty. I’ll have to make some changes to my training routine and come back to Colorado for a 5th time. Fun fact: Colorado Springs gets its name from General Palmer’s Springs Company. No, there never were any springs in…
Jackson Hole Marathon 2016
Sometimes everything just comes together. This was not one of those times. It’s a finish anyway. My third Wyoming marathon. 91st lifetime marathon or longer, 27th of the calendar year. You’d think at a certain point I’d get the hang of this. We’ll try again Monday. For now, good views, great friends, and free beer.
Lean Horse Ultra (50M) 2016
My second attempt at a 50 miler. When I signed up for the Keys 100 50 mile race I was asked at registration “Can you realistically finish in under 10 hours?” And my reaction was “yeah,” but I asked some ultra running friends I deeply respect, one of whom offered to give me training advice….