I found Ditmars Wine Run in 2023 on RunSignup when I was searching for a mid-summer tune-up heading into a September marathon. I ended up getting a cross-country-level workout -- and somehow won the race! Planning my Running & Racing Calendar Ah, January. Start to a new year. The opportunity to commit to resolutions: to... Continue Reading →
It's a lot harder to get lost on a run when the course is laid out for you and you're chasing people -- and they're chasing you. Plotting your own run in a new location? A tad trickier. Whoops -- I Did it Again I have an odd running habit. No, not the fact I... Continue Reading →
Hey, that’s me at my first Pittsburgh Great Race since 1999, wearing my 1997 race shirt. Officially, this was race 44 since June 2021, on my way to 46 by year’s end. Keeping a good run going Looking back on a lovely 2023 running, I can’t help but take stock of the journey three years... Continue Reading →
Around Christmastime 2020 I was pushing 245 lbs. on the scale, and had gone a good two years since my last attempt at getting back in running shape. Starting Dec. 28, I vowed to work out every day for a year, and starting around New Year's Day I began tracking all my meals and absorbing the daily lessons of the Noom fitness app. By Dec. 27, 2021 I had lost almost 90 lbs., logged nearly 1,600 miles -- including 10 races -- and am cruising along at 40 miles per week with a long run for the year of 13.1.
Do it Right: Tying Your Shoelaces I'm an Eagle Scout, so I've tied a lot of knots in my time, I'll tell you. A whole damn lot. Oh, not that I can remember most of them today. But the good old square knot is lashed securely in my memory. And I could tie a bowline,... Continue Reading →
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