Giving Back, Looking Ahead and Asking for a Little Help
I still haven't run since my Snowdrop debacle, but that will change today. I spent last week pondering the year ahead. I also spent Wednesday helping set up for the Bandera race. Let me tell you: it i...
9 Jan 202329min
Falling off the Horse
I dropped out at Snowdrop after 23 miles. It's embarrassing and humiliating, but my mind wasn't right. I didn't feel like being out on the course for over two days, even though I knew what I signed up...
2 Jan 202322min
Extraordinary People: Kenneth Anderlitch
Kenneth Anderlitch has had an audacious running career: he won his first marathon and took second in his first 100-miler. There have also been missteps but he has considered them learning experiences....
19 Dec 20221h 12min
Extraordinary People Who Are Overcoming Long Covid: Joe Schmal
I think I just created a new subcategory. Joe Schmal is an exceptional runner. He is humble about admitting it. He has won 100-mile races and used running as a way to overcome alcoholism. He now faces...
11 Dec 202258min
Brazos Bend: Blisters, Multiple Seasons, Alligators. Oh, and a DNF With a Purpose
I went into the Brazos Bend 50-miler on Saturday with the best of intentions. I wanted to finish, I had my mind right and had more or less dealt with a cranky left hip flexor a few days before. Well, ...
5 Dec 202227min
Paz n Hundo: the road to Brazos Bend and Snowdrop
Paz welcomes Hundo back to the pod for a chat about our upcoming races. The nerves and ghost pains are kicking in. I am more worried about the voices in my head and have some ideas about how to quiet ...
28 Nov 202252min
The Curse of the Broken Brain. Uh-huh.
Fresh from a trip to South Florida, I am reminded why I can't live there again. Oh, how I loved that place. But now it has morphed from being the quirky-cool cat into a freak show of garish skyscraper...
22 Nov 202226min
One Foot in Front of the Other
I have a 50K on Friday and am a little worried because my training hasn't quite been there. But, over the weekend, I tapped into my mental game and reminded myself that the mental game is a big part o...
14 Nov 202223min
