I’m a planner. I spend a lot of time thinking about the future. What could happen, what I’ll do in certain circumstances, and how I’ll react to the unexpected. I do this in all aspects of my life: personal, work, and of course my hobbies. I am not the type of person to go from…
Kudos For Everything!
Despite the fact that I’ve had my own personal blog for over 8 years now (!), I’m relatively inexperienced when it comes to social media. It’s really only been within the last couple years that I’ve started creating accounts. It started with Reddit about four years ago as a way to connect with the ultra…
From Florida to 10 Degrees
I was down in Florida visiting my brother over the holiday weekend. I got in some very flat miles. The weather wasn’t great (60-70 degrees, cloudy, light rain several days), however infinitely better than what the Mid-Atlantic had to offer. Needless to say, it was a bit of a shock to the system when I…
When Is Not Feeling Well An Acceptable Excuse?
I am truly blessed with my health. Outside of the occasional old man twinges, my body never hurts. I very rarely get sick and when I do it’s typically very mild. I can count on one hand (with some fingers left over) the number of times I’ve been too sick to get out of bed…
Time To Get Swole, Bruh
I’ve spent the first 10 years of my ultra career mostly avoiding cross training. I’ve periodically dabbled in some body weight exercises (pull/push-ups and planks), but I always seem to drop the habit after a couple weeks or a month or so. The closest I’ve come is my evening walks and while I’m consistently getting…
2500 Annual Miles
It’s not something I targeted, but I’ll end up with a new annual mileage record this year. I can thank my shiny new annual mileage record to all the long ultras I raced this year. Normally I’ll mix in some 50Ks throughout the year, however 2023 was the first year where my shortest race was…
Off Season!
Somehow I managed to schedule myself 3+ months in-between races. Do you know what that means? It’s the off season! Of course, my definition of off season is likely different than most. It’s not like I stop running and switch over to another sport/activity. I really don’t cut back my volume much either. Pretty much…
My 100 Miler Ranks: 2023 Edition
Welcome to the 7th annual update of my 100 miler ranks. No race is exactly the same and since everyone looks for something different when choosing races, I thought I would give you my ranks in various categories. Only 1 race gets added to the lists this year (NJ Devil). I’m excluding NJ One Day,…
2023 Devil Dog 100M Race Report
Under New Management (Pre-Race) Devil Dog had new RDs this year. I ran this race a couple years ago and was happy to see that it was just as well run. There were a couple of changes this year though. The first is that they added a 50K option (more like 33 miles according to…
Devil Dog 100M Preview
What makes a race hard? Most people will immediately think of elevation gain/loss. Technical trails, high altitude or extreme weather are also things that make a race difficult. Basically, anything that slows you down are good criteria for determining what’s a hard race. I know this is how I’ve been conditioned to think: More vert…