When you finish something big what is your first inclination? Do you want to stop everything and take a while off? Do you want to keep working? Now that I am done with the Marathon, or at least in the recovery phase, it is challenging to imagine what I will do for the next fifty-nine …
The day has arrived. With the race just hours away, there is little more to do but enjoy. Just like traveling, anticipation is a great deal of fun as is the experience. I will go early, trust in my preparation, and do my best to take it all in. During and after the race will …
Now that I am 81 days away from the Kumano Kodo, I am also 20 days away from my next marathon. I have been training with four or five smaller runs and one long and slow run on the weekends for the past ten or so weeks. With three weeks left until the race, I …
December was always the month that traffic would go down at the Hour of History Podcast. People are much busier and the days seem shorter, so they consumer less entertainment. It reminds me of conversations I have had about the New Year being the worst time to make life changes. The days are short and …
Although I trained regularly for the last few years, this year I started a running streak. Beginning June 9, 2020, I did not miss a day. I kept my streak through a pandemic, a new job, and a move to a new city. Weather ranged from high humidity heat in Washington, D.C. to freezing-cold and …