162 Days: My first encounter with fear of running was at Maunawili 2013
Two days from now is the Maunawili Out and Back “race”, also known as Run with the Pigs, that starts up at the Pali Lookout, goes down to Waimanalo, then back up. It’s 22 miles and can be run as a relay or individual run. I’ll be going solo on this one. They do a staggered…
Read More163 Days: Okay, this is going way too fast.
It hasn’t even been a week yet, and numbering these posts as a countdown to HURT is making time seem to go way to fast. I may have to pull those off eventually. Anyway, yesterday I finally put in my registration for Peacock 100k in October. There were only 30-something spots open and the registration…
Read More164 Days: An hour to get just me ready?
Ah, I’m back in the saddle for early morning and late night runs. I’ve been missing my headlamp forever, and my blinky arm band, and wouldn’t you know it, last night I found ’em both! So, I set the alarm for 4am to get out for a run. It went off at 4am and I…
Read More165 Days: My first day . . . a day off (LOL!)
It’s Monday, and that means it was my wife, Heidi’s, morning to go running, stand up paddling, swimming or whatever. Heidi is a rock star and loves being out and moving. With 4 kids we can’t take off at the same time, so we’ve come up with a little system. Monday, Wednesday, Friday are her…
Read More166 Days Until HURT 100 Trail race for 2016
I’m in! Today my name was drawn to participate in the HURT 100 in January and I’m both humbled and thrilled to know that January 2016 is going to be my year to put my self on that amazing course. And that’s what this blog is all about . . . for now. I say…
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