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…
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…
I ran the 2017 Kalamazoo Marathon this past weekend and I must say, this race will always hold a special place in my heart. It was my 10th marathon, after all. I don’t know exactly why reaching the 10th marathon mark meant so much to me. I do like the idea of having the experience of 10 marathons…
My first trail marathon. I obviously don’t have much to compare it to, but this was an awesome race. Yeah, the perfect weather and the fact that I felt great the whole time may have had something to do with it, but I will try to be as impartial as possible in my race review. If you were curious…
I am no longer a trail marathon virgin. On Saturday, I finished the Hurt the Dirt Marathon, my first trail marathon (also my first marathon in two years, which gives me an identity crisis if I think about it too much). So now I am a trail marathon expert. You may ask me all the questions. Yeah, no. But…