If you’ve followed this blog for a while, then you’ll know that I’m a planner. I don’t do the spontaneous thing very well. That’s not to say I can’t adapt when things go awry. This is definitely a skill ultrarunning has forced upon me, but I don’t begin by having a plan to be unplanned.…
Calendar Club – March 2026
Typically the first time anyone hears a new idea, it’s immediately rejected. You reject it because new ideas won’t fit your mental framework of how the world works or what is possible. This happens in running when you are introduced to certain distances or events. You might be able to wrap your head around running…
DJ Chasing 10K
My first new retirement hobby: DJing. Yes, this is as ridiculous as it sounds. I’ve loved listening to music virtually my entire life. Over the years, I have built up a massive CD collection (~1,300) and typically add 4-6 new albums a month. Probably half of them are electronic or EDM adjacent with the rest…
What I Learned While Working
As I close out my working career, I decided to reflect on what I learned over my 40 years of getting paid for my time. Think of this as the knowledge I’ll be passing on to my son. It’s Hard To Spend Money While Making Money This was the very first thing I learned way…
Putting Myself Out To Pasture
Hello, retirement! I’m finishing my work career this week and entering retirement. This is something I’ve been looking forward to basically since I exited college. I’ve had two separate careers over the years: One was high pressure/high reward and the other was pretty much the exact opposite of that. I enjoyed parts of both careers,…
2026 Angela Ivory Memorial 100 Mile Race Report
What an amazingly awesome (awesomely amazing?) little race this is at Killens Pond State Park in Felton, DE. It’s a throwback to the bygone days when ultrarunning was just a bunch of friends dressed in tube socks and cotton shirts who wanted to spend all day roaming the countryside with fruit stuffed in their pockets…
2026 Angela Ivory Memorial 100 Mile Preview
I loved this race so much last year, I’m heading back for 32 more trips around Killen’s Pond State Park in Felton, DE. This race is structured as a fatass so there’s virtually no aid provided. The entry fee ($50?!?!) goes toward the permit to allow us access to the park overnight and a belt…
Welcome To The Off Season
I was supposed to be running a hundred miles today (Angela Ivory Memorial Runs), but mother nature had other plans. This is now the fifth race that I’ve had cancelled on me (Eastern States 2x, Vermont, Viaduct) and the third in three years. This works out to 5%+ of my ultras overall and 10%+ within…
Working On My Social Skillz
I’m a solitary runner by nature. As a self-diagnosed introvert, I do better by myself than in group settings. This isn’t to suggest that I can’t deal with others. I can play nice with other kids. Most days. Given the option though, I’d rather sit at home with a good book than go to a…
2025 DUV Ranks
I’ve started using Deutsche Ultramarathon Vereinigung as an ultra reference site. They have a ranking system based on ultra race mileage that can be broken down based on country, year, and male/female. They have me down for an even 1,000 miles raced in 2025 (C2C was 232 not 200 but whatevs) which has me ranked:…