Speaking of painful, though, my left calf started to tighten significantly in mile 18; I couldn’t recallthatever happening in a marathon. Yes indeed, these last 8 miles were going to be allkindsof fun. Luckily I could suffer in relative private, since outside of the small aid stations ...
EVERYTHING changes. At least for me, as I’d never had a dog and only had two cats that were my husband’s, I had never really had a living thing that depended on me. Going from only being responsible for myself to having a little being that ...
By the time we turned down Wisconsin to make our way toward Rock Creek Parkway the 3: 35 pacer was already slipping away. How could this be happening so early I thought? I didn’t feel out of breath or at all winded, but I just couldn’t get my legs to go faster. Despite not ha...
a climb of nearly 2,000 feet. It was believed that someone had prepared a map for him. The prison whistle blew six times, one for each escapee. It could be heard all over the nearby town of Petros. Everyone picked up their phones at once to find out what was happening. It overloaded...
So this is happening… August 13, 2015 ~ 12 Comments I figured that I should officially announce that I am training for my 2nd marathon. I have big goals for this race, but I don’t know if I’m quite there yet. Only time will tell. I recently read a quote that said “If your...
I think it’s pretty apparent that genocide is happening in Palestine, and the attacks that Israel is inflicting are not at all proportional to the attack from Hamas on October 7. There’s no excuse for the extreme number of casualties of Palestinian civilians, and it’s reprehensible that ...
This was it. This was one of those very rare and magic moments in the Barkley when two runners pass each other on lap 5. And…it was happening to me. We exchanged a few words and I had a ridiculous grin on my face. I will never forget that moment. Two strangers meet…in the mid...