Deepest apologies for ghosting you over the past couple weeks. I’ve had a couple ideas for posts, but haven’t wanted to spend any time writing them up. Here are a couple quick hit thoughts I’m having this week. Volunteering I’ve gotten in a couple volunteering stints over the past month. I helped out at AS…
Dear Olde 96er 200 Miler
Iz been tinkin’ of you quite a bit recently. Like alls the time. When I wakes up. When I drives in my car. When I bushes me teeth. Pretty much whenever I’m awake and about half the time when I’m asleep. Shhhhh. Don’t tell da wife. She might get jealous. ‘Specially about the sleep part.…
Dear Rock
You suck. No, really. You suck. You are the absolute worst rock in the whole world. You deserve to be buried under a mile of mushy dirt far from all your stone friends. The mountain that you are descended from would shake its massive boulders in shame if it knew what you did. And don’t…
Dear 2018 Eastern States 100
Cancelled? What in the wide wide world of sports do you mean cancelled? Maybe I’m still working through the first couple stages of grief, but this just doesn’t seem real. I registered and paid my entry fee, but now I don’t get to run? Let me me backup for a second. I know I’m a…
It’s Not You, It’s Me
Dear 100-Miler, Dude, we are absolutely crushing it this year. My first two sub-24 hour finishes to start things off followed by an enjoyable ES100 finish. I wouldn’t quite say I feel comfortable with our relationship, but I’m definitely becoming more comfortable. When things are going well, there’s a tendency to do one of two…
Dear Me of Five Years Ago
Congrats on busting out that six mile run! Doesn’t it feel nice to hit a PR? It doesn’t matter whether it’s during a race or not, that’s an awesome accomplishment. It was only a couple months ago that you couldn’t even do a 5k without walking half of it. And guess what? You get to…