Hey you! Yes, you! Do you find yourself living in a place where, for at least five months of the year, at least three of the following five scenarios occur: The sun, that you hardly ever see anyway, turns cold and useless and just hangs there in the stupid gray sky as you freeze your ass off. Your…
Let’s start this post off with full honesty here: For the most part, running injuries are the definition of first world problems. The fact that I can’t run in my $120 shoes in my safe neighborhood (or my treadmill while watching Netflix) for a few weeks isn’t exactly the tragedy of the year (especially when that year is…
What: 2019 Detroit Free Press Marathon When: Sunday, October 19, 2019 (Start time: 7:00 AM) Who: The Detroit Free Press and TFC Bank are the races biggest sponsors Where: Downtown Detroit (and Canada!! Windsor, Ontario) Price: Around $100, depending on when you sign up Expo A beautiful big city expo. It starts with this long corridor with inspirational…
Okay, so typically I just try to review a marathon as objectively as possible, trying to separate my own race experience from the overall experience of the event. But the 2019 Glass City Marathon is and forever will be an important marathon to remember, so this post will be in two parts. This part will record my personal…
Let me just start this whole thing off with a standing ovation. For you, for your decision, your gumption, your tenacity, for the marathon itself. Take a moment to imagine that standing ovation, you’ve earned it. Now, for the hard part. I do actually think there are some people out there who say making the decision to run…
I freaking love the Charlevoix Marathon. It could be the views of Lake Michigan, the small-town charm, the world’s greatest sandwich shop waiting for me at the finish… But the biggest thing to me is the magical redemptive qualities this race seems to possess. The first time I ran this race back in 2014, I was coming off…
If you’ve ever found yourself in the heart of marathon season thinking, “What’s with all these big city marathons? When did the wholesome sport of marathon running become so commercialized? I need to get back to the basics, the real soul of the marathon without all the bells a whistles.” Well, first I would commend you on your…
There are a million and seven different reasons to run a marathon. Some people want to run a marathon just to say they did, or prove they could, much like the brave souls who challenge themselves to consume ridiculous quantities of food at local eateries for a free t-shirt. I have respect for those marathoners because they pour in such…
The week before the marathon, the longest week of your life. I would know since last week (before my marathon) was in fact the longest week of my life. We all have our coping mechanisms to get through this weird and stressful time. I’m sure our significant others also have coping methods to get through our mood swings and…
I always find it incredibly shocking how quickly I can go from feeling confident I have it all together, only to completely and dramatically fall apart a few minutes later. This crashing and burning can stem from anywhere. Sometimes it seems like the slightest shift in the breeze can set off this crushing feeling of inadequacy. But that also…