There is an old Vulcan proverb: “Only Nixon could go to China.” -Spock, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country I don’t understand half of my country. Last night I watched gobsmacked as Donald J. Trump successfully ran his improbable campaign all the way to Electoral College victory in the 2016 Presidential Election. I originally was […]
A few months back I got on a plane wearing my Run Kevin Run jacket. Donning my headphones and pulling out my iPad I was settling in to watch some forgettable movie to pass the time… when the guy next to me turned out to be one of THOSE people. You know the ones, the […]
I did a recovery run this morning around 5 AM. It was a slower than I’d have liked but perfectly acceptable run. This daylight savings nonsense has mucked up my schedule even more than usual. You’d think with the travels and time zone skipping it wouldn’t matter and yet… it kinda does. The sun is […]
A few stats from the pre-race announcer: there are 4000 runners across all the events. They come from 41 states and 3 countries, “truly making this an international event.” The marathon is supposed to start at 7; the half at 7:12 am. How they arrived at a 12 minute split in start times is never […]
Not tonight, Milwaukee. I have a headache. I knew going in it was going to be a whirlwind, whistle stop, barnstorm of Milwaukee. I landed at 3:15 pm local time and it’s only thanks to the daylight savings adjustment that I’ll be here for 24 hours. My rental car company was out of cars. They […]
Tomorrow I leave for Milwaukee, or as a quick google search for nicknames tells me: Brew City/Brew Town/The Brew. The City of Festivals. The Cream City. The German Athens of America. A Great Place on a Great Lake. Mil-town. To be honest, the main thing I think of when I think of Milwaukee is this […]
I have long been in a funk. I’m not great to be around and I’m in a not-entirely-good place emotionally, spiritually, physically. I’m sure you’ve noticed. But I have an idea. It’s not a great idea but it’s an idea. When running, there oftentimes reaches a stage where I just can’t do it. I can’t […]
I’ve been fielding a few questions from friends lately about how I’m holding up — the body, the mind — given the mileage and wear and tear. It’s been leading me to contemplate the other question I keep getting asked: “Why?” “Why are you doing this?” There’s the mountain answer — because it’s there. There’s […]
I’m pulling together odds and ends for the next few races and I just had an email reminder about the Rock N Roll Las Vegas Marathon in the middle of the month. Included in the message was a PDF course map which I’m reposting here. I had heard from fellow runners some grumblings about the […]
Running past the monuments to our nation’s history is emotional enough. But during the Marine Corps Marathon, there is a blue mile at around mile ten. It serves as a tribute to fallen soldiers, featuring photo placards spaced sadly all too closely together and yet only a infinitesimal fraction of the names and images of […]