I suppose the good news is that there is no need for an asterisk. Unless of course the asterisk is an indication that this is a race I’d prefer to forget. Things did not go well today. And there were plenty of warning signs, red flags, and various psychic disturbances that should’ve been enough to […]
Some things never change. That’s STILL a big pie plate. In an effort to recreate the conditions from last year’s personal record (and surprisingly unexpected “maybe this could happen… but no, not yet…” sub-3 hour moonshot), I thought I should once again shotgun a can of Reddi Wip. I didn’t bring it to the pie […]
Suppose for a moment I somehow do pull off my moonshot of a sub-3 hour marathon tomorrow. Given that I’m hopped up on antibiotics AND steroids to beat this annoying sinus infection, would there have to be an asterisk indicating there might be something wonky about that result. After all, I’m pretty sure steroids count […]
Hamlet-ian “To run or not to run…” it’s a question I find myself wrestling with more and more… during the week. But the weekend? The weekend is for racing. And this weekend is no exception. I’ve registered for the Bayshore Marathon in Traverse City, MI. I’ve prepaid airfare and hotel, prebooked a rental car. So […]
A recap for May 20, 2018 – The Colfax Marathon Three thirty AM. That’s when the alarm “radar’d” from my phone. A while back, my mom and I sent Kerry a stuffed animal sloth to cheer her as her private meet and greet with Denver Zoo’s real live sloth had been postponed several times. He […]
We missed the start of the murder mystery dining car experience by a week. Kerry and I googled short murder mystery parties and *almost* bought the $20 downloadable 30 minute murder at a wizarding school. But we weren’t sure how it might work on the dining car as our party of ten was to be […]
A cold front has clearly moved through. While I was expecting snow at the higher altitudes of the mountain “hike” yesterday up to St Mary’s Glacier, an adventure segment of Kerry’s delightful itinerant tourist itinerary, I wasn’t quite expecting the rain and chill that has befallen Denver in the ensuing hours. On the plus side, […]
Sprinkles pancakes… A hike up to St Mary’s Glacier which reminded me how hard it is to do anything at elevation (warnings for the race on Sunday?)… Colorado style pizza that involves squeeze bottles of honey to dip the crust in… And then there were Navajo tacos… no photos but hot damn were they good. […]
It’s the real thing. My Table 44 friend Kerry bought a place in Denver and it’s gorgeous… and she graciously is letting me stay for the Colfax Marathon on Sunday. The charming welcome started from the code keypad… … and carried on thereafter, non-stop. It’s been great catching up with her. She even indulged my “Kate […]
She’s smart and funny and compassionate and kind. She’s a magician and a teacher and a voracious reader and an inquisitive soul. In short, she’s an inspiration. And I’m tied with my brother as the luckiest person in the universe because she’s also my Mom. Love ya lots, Mom. Happy Mother’s Day.