Bandera: Inside-Out
Last weekend, I learned that there is more to volunteering at a race than handing out food and drink and medals. I found out there is a lot of prep: ice, fruit, propane, pallets of bread and tools to ...
11 Jan 202136min
Getting Off the Struggle Bus
Happy New Year! Like most runners, I am always learning new things about myself: mental attitude, nutrition, hydration, gear. I got a new hydration vest -- the Nathan Vapor Howe -- and really like it....
4 Jan 202128min
Master's Edition: Gary Trautmann
This one is a year-end two-fer: I talked to Gary Trautmann, a San Antonio-based runner, who talks about COVID running. He's also a master's runner. He talks about lessons learned during COVID and why...
28 Dec 202057min
Master's Edition: Kelly Cunningham
I met Kelly in January as we ran with our friend, Louisa, at Bandera. We were the witnesses to her breaking her ankle. Since then, Kelly has run two trail marathons and is ready for the Bandera 50K on...
20 Dec 20201h 5min
That Volunteer Life
I joined a handful of folks over the weekend to volunteer at The Mosaic trail race, outside of Austin. It was a gig that occasionally got confusing: the course is a big Figure-8 and depending on the d...
15 Dec 202024min
Support, a Semi-Rant and an Update on Training
This is a mixed bag of stuff. We start off with my friend, Agatha Halekulani Kerr's latest adventure: a 600K (372) miles to raise funds for a church/school in Costa Rica in early February. I wasn't pl...
7 Dec 202026min
The Philanthropist: Dickie Longo -- Master's Edition
I happened upon Dickie Longo via my friend, Agatha Kerr, a San Antonio-area running friend. She is editing a book about Dickie by an Australian writer named Sue Oaks. Oaks needed some additional inter...
30 Nov 20201h 5min
The Stupidest Planning Ever
Somehow, I thought it was a good idea to skimp on dinner the night before and breakfast the morning of a race. Even worse, I under packed my drop bags and didn't have enough food to sustain me through...
22 Nov 202028min
