I need more time and a lot more energy to do a proper write up of today’s race; that will come tomorrow. In the meantime, here are some photos from the day. There aren’t a lot from the race as in the back half I channeled my inner Lincoln Hawk. He’s Sylvester Stallone’s arm […]
Diane, I’m standing in the small town of Traverse City, Michigan. They got a cherry pie that’ll kill ya! But I think it’s safe to say we’re gonna need a bigger can… *** I hate every photo of me I took here. That’s to be expected when I’m squirting a can of Reddi-Wip into my […]
I took a Lyft to the airport this morning; it was less than the supershuttle would’ve been and I got to ride solo. Because I was trying to keep myself awake at 3:30 am, and because I feel obligated to fill the silences of life, I chatted. My driver, Fredy, was ex-military and the biggest […]
Things are not going well. The mileage is long, the timing is off, and the scale? The scale moans in defeat as the weight weighs ever heavier. I did ultimately buy a copy of “Advanced Marathoning” from eBay. It’s a first edition, originally released in 2001 and while a second edition exists I assumed the […]
I’m struggling with life at the moment. Not just individually… or locally… but globally. The world can be a dark place. There’s been a lot of horrible things lately, foreign and domestic. I’ve been thinking a lot about terrorism for obvious reasons. I want to believe that those that would commit such atrocities may have […]
MarathonFoto sent me an email about their official photos from the Cleveland Marathon this weekend. They must have taken my wave off at the finish line seriously as there are no pics from there. Nonetheless, here’s the watermarked shots they snapped… and one closeup that captures the experience quite well I thought. I’m reminded of […]
Second verse, not quite the same as the first. My return to the Cleveland Marathon was, as I said yesterday, a trial by failure. Yes, yes. I ran faster than I did eight years ago. But whereas that day in 2009 was marked by an exultant personal record and sense of victory, the run in […]
The weather folks changed their forecast this morning – the rain would hold off until 10 am. And to their credit credit, at 10 am the heavens opened up. For the best really as the rain obscured my tears of frustration, of pain, of failure. While a marathon can be a rousing success and a […]
By consolidating my usual travel gear and packing out all non-essentials, I was able to get everything into a backpack. Good thing too as it was small enough to fit within the “personal item” bin checker, enabling me to avoid Spirit Airline’s exorbitant carry-on baggage fee. So my trip out to Cleveland cost me $70. […]
The training is going… poorly. I seem to go ever more slowly… And I seem to grow ever more despondent. I’m off to Cleveland.