New Bike! And my first sponsor!
So the title says it all. This week I got my first sponsorship! I’ve been sponsored by Sugoi, an incredible Japanese run/bike/tri apparel company. I really love their stuff (their response jacket got… Continue reading
So the title says it all. This week I got my first sponsorship! I’ve been sponsored by Sugoi, an incredible Japanese run/bike/tri apparel company. I really love their stuff (their response jacket got… Continue reading
I signed up for the Youngstown Ultra Trail Classic 50K as part of my training for JFK. It’s crazy to think that three months ago I wasn’t sure if I could run a… Continue reading
In an effort to de-stress, relax and catch up with friends, I went on vacation last week before starting what is surely going to be a brutal semester. Seeing friends and family, laying… Continue reading
Pre-Race I love this race. Half the reason I love this race is that it’s a trail 5K in a community that rallies around the run, and the other half is because… Continue reading
Pre-Race I signed up for this race because it was two hours away, Dane, my friend and the RD, added a race day packet pick-up (thanks, Dane!), and I like taking… Continue reading
When I started this blog, I said I’d post the good, bad and ugly. This is the ugly. Pre-Race In 2007 my New Year’s resolution was to either do a triathlon or run… Continue reading
Pre-Race On Wednesday I run into Lucas, a new friend I recently met at a coffee shop, who is also running JFK. He’s a 6 time Ironman and a 6 time marathoner… Continue reading
So running has taken me some crazy places (like Antarctica for starters). Running hasn’t just taken me far geographically, it’s also taken me far in terms of pushing my phsyical and mental… Continue reading
Signing Up I’m not sure why I signed up. I spoke with Toby and a few other friends who run Ultras and the general advice I received was 1) train in similar conditions… Continue reading
Pre-Race Like Shamrock, I have no goals for the Pittsburgh marathon other than to have fun. I skipped my 20 miler between Shamrock and Pittsburgh and I don’t know what effect two… Continue reading