A Sign o’ the Times…
My Mom and brother worked together to forge a sign to hold up in Kyoto and Tokyo. I give you the kan’ji translation of “Run Kevin Run!” どうもありがとう, Mom and Steve! [Domo arigato, Mom and Steve!]
Reflections on a Plane
It dawns on me that the MS River Marathon post may feel ungrateful or at the least graceless. It’s hard to capture a feeling of disappointment and struggle given “success” in placing at the event. Any success was more luck than anything as I felt like I scraped, scratched, and clawed my way through the […]
Mississippi River Marathon
It feels weird to put this out there given the results photo I snapped, but today was something of a successful failure for me. It was a tough day. Tough logistically as well the bus headed to the start line seemingly didn’t know where to go. Tough emotionally and psychologically. Tough physically. Tough temporarily and […]
Red Eyes, Fat Stomach, Already Lost
It was the booze of times, it was the food of times. Brent was good enough to give me a lift to the airport on his way home from work. I wanted to go early and use one of my complimentary United Club access cards. The freebie house red wine was flowing and I took […]
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Pride, Arrogance, and Alternative Facts/Lies?
I don’t generally crow aloud regarding my stats or number of races. Usually when someone asks me how many marathons I’ve done I simply say, “I’ve run the 50 states” and leave it at that. I don’t know if it’s a fear of “jinxing” the running, a superstitious belief that saying things aloud somehow tempts […]
Insurance is Like Listing a Medication’s Side Effects
I recently looked into the Shanghai Marathon. It’s a place I’ve always wanted to go and there are multiple reasons to add it to the list. They haven’t updated their site with details on 2017, but I found their insurance form to be… illuminating? I’m not sure what kind of race they’re putting on but […]
AM/PM Recoveries
It’s a dreary, overcast day, with a slight chill in the air (or at least a chill for Southern California). The sun hasn’t appeared once; this is how I always think of February. I’m feeling mighty low. Just beaten down by it all. I don’t whether it’s the travel or this stupid sore throat that […]
The Sedona Marathon
It’s been a long day without you, my friend And I’ll tell you all about it when I see you again We’ve come a long way from where we began Oh, I’ll tell you all about it when I see you again When I see you again –“See You Again,” Wiz Khalifa Seeing as how […]