I hit 30,000 lifetime running miles a couple weeks back. More specifically, 30k from when my current training log started back in 2012. I had done some (undocumented) running before that, however guess it was quite a bit less than 1,000 total so we can ignore those miles for the sake of simplicity. The math…
March 2026 Calendar Club Update
So far, so good. I’m now two weeks (14 days) into my attempt to run in miles the day of the month. Physically, I still feel solid. My legs aren’t too sore yet. I’m focusing on eating enough (even during my runs) and sleeping about 9 hours per night. I also just started switching between…
There’s A First Time For Everything
Eastern States 100 is my favorite race. By far. And it’s not even really close. I love everything about the race, the course, and the organization behind it (Eastern States Trail-Endurance Alliance). Every year I’m excited to head back to Little Pine State Park to start my circumnavigation of Pine Creek. ES100 is the final…
The World’s Most Expensive MP3 Player
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…