What Happens In Vegas Stays In The Legs

Saturday, November 29th, 2008 Posted in Story | 1 Comment »

To celebrate son #2's 21st birthday, Marcy and I took Drew to Sin City to expose him to all this nasty world has to offer; sex, money and rock & roll.   We stayed at the over-the-top Bellagio right in the ...

The Thrill of Victory and the Smell of Da Feet

Friday, November 28th, 2008 Posted in Training | No Comments »

One of the side benefits of running ultras is you never have to trim your big toe nails....they just fall off.  See for yourself - these are my feet prior to beginning Western training.  Notice I still have both toe ...

Ultras Aren’t What They Used To Be

Monday, November 24th, 2008 Posted in Story | No Comments »

A single event can change the course of history.  Thus, is the case for the sport of ultrarunning, where the release of a single book, Ultramarathon Man, has led to turning a simple niche sport into a circus.  I present ...

Checkin’ It Twice

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008 Posted in Story | No Comments »

On Friday, October 17th at 10:05 PM I stepped off a plane in Richmond, Va. on my way with Marcy to our son Drew's soccer match at Washington & Lee University.  As I quickly scanned my emails on the iPhone ...

You’re Doing What?

Sunday, November 16th, 2008 Posted in Introduction | No Comments »

For the uninitiated, a few comments on exactly what this is all about.  I like to run long trail races, called ultra runs, which take place on mountain trails.  (I know, it's a really defective gene :-).  Ultras usually are ...

I’m Not Crazy, Just An Ultrarunner

Saturday, November 15th, 2008 Posted in Introduction | 1 Comment »

Admittedly, I was reluctant to begin "blogging" since I thought it sounded like "ralphing" or something Tommy Urbowich spewed onto Sister Mary Germaine's white habit in my 5th grade Catholic school class after disagreeing with a cafeteria "spicy dog" at ...