E.T. Full Moon Midnight Marathon
One week ago I crossed the halfway point of my 50-states-50-marathons goal and as excited as I am about crossing this significant finish line is as unenthusiastic I am about writing about it. My...
View ArticleShires of Vermont
Shires of Vermont is my new favorite marathon! I ran from Bennington, Vermont to Manchester, Vermont this morning in 4:25:57. The course was a tiny bit longer than the standard distance, at a total...
View ArticleOn The Agenda
I’ve got great racing plans in the works and I’m right on target to run a total of 12 this year, which means my 38th marathon will be a few weeks before my 38th birthday. I’ve got Shires of Vermont...
View ArticlePure Exhaustion
I think the reason I love running marathons so much is it makes me feel alive to feel totally exhausted, sore and achy. There’s a masochist in me, I suppose. I used to be somewhat self-destructive to...
View ArticleHills, Humidity, and a Leprechaun Hat
It has been almost two weeks since I ran the Georgia Marathon and I’ve been non-stop busy since then, but I still recall it well, I think, it was mostly hills. I didn’t see that coming. Really?...
View ArticleThe Traveling Marathoner on a Budget
I knew early on that my goal to run a marathon in every state would be as financially challenging as it would be physically challenging. It’s no wonder that people are curious how I do it. If money...
View Article2013 Year in Review
Happy New Year!! As I welcome in 2014, I reflect upon 2013 and it was quite a productive year for me! I went through four pairs of shoes running over 1,350 miles including 10 marathons in 10 different...
View ArticleRaces on the Horizon
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! And I don’t mean Christmas… it’s fall race season very soon when swarms of energized runners descend on unsuspecting cities and consume mass quantities of...
View ArticleSeriously MAD running!
This Sunday I am going to wake up at 3:00 a.m. and be out the door by 3:30, then drive 2hr 15min to Middle-of-Nowhere, Vermont, in order to run a very hilly, but exceptionally scenic 26.2 mile before...
View ArticleET or Blisters? difficult race choices
Folks, I’m recognizing one of the first symptoms of marathon race withdrawal. Anxiety about what race I’m doing next. I am currently registered for the Atlanta Marathon, registration affordability made...
View ArticleBetween races
I have had more rest days in the past 4 weeks than I’ve had in the past 4 years!! Maybe, probably… that’s an exaggeration perhaps, but it is how it seems. Leading up to the Melbourne Music Marathon I...
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