Perseverance Pays aka Don't Worry About Your Time (Sorta)
This is episode 20!!!! On Sunday, I rang a cowbell, filled up water bottles, made some sort of crappy peanut butter, banana and honey tortillas, all while encouraging the folks doing the Hill Country ...
11 Nov 201921min
Ten Junk Russian Nesting Dolls
This is a podcast about a podcast. Hence the Russian nesting dolls reference. I got to watch the recording of my favorite running podcast, "Ten Junk Miles," and meet its host, Scott Kummer. He shared ...
4 Nov 201912min
El Course-o Loco
Saturday's race was full of surprises: a race director dressed as a taco, a guy in a taco truck on the trails and pretty much everyone getting lost. It was the inaugural El Taco Loco race, held just s...
28 Okt 201920min
Trail v. Road
Ah, the question for the ages: which do you prefer, trail or road? Me, I think the answer is pretty clear. I'd rather be out in the woods than on a city street most any day. There are benefits to both...
21 Okt 201920min
Respect the Distance
Sometimes, you have to make a call to reset your expectations because the training isn't there. This happened to me this weekend as I decided to drop from 50K to 25K in two weeks. Life has gotten in ...
14 Okt 201916min
Do the Hokey Pokey and Turn Yourself Around aka Getting Lost
I have managed to get lost trying to find the start of a race, to adding miles to a race, to getting lost on a 1,000-acre ranch. Somehow, I've lived to tell about it.
7 Okt 201914min
A Tale of Two 50-Milers
My first attempt at a 50-miler ended disastrously and with my quickest DNF in history. It included a trip to the ER with a super-caffeinated, fast-talking crazy man and four stitches. The next time, a...
30 Sep 201925min
Three Muddy Ultras and an Inspiration
This episode chronicles my first three ultras: each one an epic mudfest. The first was just a beginner's stupidity. The second one got VERY personal and emotional. The third, I wanted to quit but was ...
23 Sep 201937min
