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After of months of epic successes(or ultimate failure depending on how you look at it) and pushing myself to go further and faster I have finally discovered I am not superman. Damn!, I really thought I had something going there. When Covid struck in March and the world shut down around us, I became addicted;Continue reading “Coping”

I was on a beautiful fifty mile run last week and I was looking forward to sharing that experience, along with all the other crazy things I have been up to since the start of the pandemic; however, I once again find my mind wondering away from all the fun and crazy running challenges IContinue reading “The End of Silence”

I was writing a post about all the epic challenges I have been doing with Trail Monsters as part of our way of staying connected without being together, but my wife asked me a question associated with the pandemic last night that has sent me down another thought path, “Why are you holding it togetherContinue reading “Differing Experiences”

I can’t believe it has been almost three months since my last posting. I had many aspirations to write more this winter, but life happens. Onward and upward as the saying goes. Or downward into the dark abyss that COVID19 is trying hardly to take us down. It seems that my latest goal of completingContinue reading “The Happy Runner”

The plan was simple: go with a group of running friends from Trail Monster and do 15 1/2 miles on 90% trails from Brunswick to the YMCA in Freeport and back to obtain 31 miles on the last day of the year. The promise of some bush whacking, a stream crossing or two and theContinue reading “31 Miles on the 31st……NOPE”

Was it cold? Kind of, but not really.  I only felt it the last 5 miles as I turtle shuffled my way to the end. The sun had set below the tree line and the shade was prevalent.  That was the low part of my 2019 run of the Millinocket marathon.  Miles to go, cold,Continue reading “Was it a Cold One?”

What is my next adventure one might wonder? It is in the land of perseverance. It is in the land of awesome community support and energy. It is in the land of random pop up aid stations that offer everything from delicious soups, homemade cookies, and shots of whiskey! It is the great 26.2 milesContinue reading “It Could Be A Cold One”

With all the available aid stations you can run a standard road marathon with just the shirt on your back, shorts on your tush, and shoes on your feet. Really the only must have on your body from a male’s perspective are the shorts. We see plenty of shirtless runners and barefoot running is commonContinue reading “Gear, Cloths, Shoes, and More!”

I arrived in Oak Ridge late on the Thursday before the event.  I settled in the hotel, excited to pick up packets the next day.  Friday, was non-eventful, I slept in getting a good night’s sleep, as I know my body doesn’t like to sleep the day before a big event and I visited theContinue reading “My First BFC Experience”

The Barkley Fall Classic (BFC) is a very challenging “50K” that is held in Frozen Head State park in Wartburg, Tennessee. I say “50k” because GPS and other tracking devices are not permitted and the distance of this race is a very questionable 31 miles. The race is known for its failure rate, which appearsContinue reading “Preparing for Barkley”