Saturday morning, 6:57 am.  I stood off to the side of the starting line of the 2019 Frozen H3 100, feeling optimistically - yet cautiously - confident.  As I looked at the sea of faces I had never seen before here at the Jericho Horse trail head, all ready to tackle the "swamp" for the first time, my confidence came in the fact that I knew exactly what sort of hell we would be up against that Continue reading →

In just a handful of days I'll be toeing the line of the 2nd annual Swamp Fox Ultra.  This race was something that's been on my radar for a year now, but if we're being honest, was ranked somewhere on the "C" team.  Kind of like I was in middle school basketball. That's code for "benchwarmer". Anyway, Swamp Fox was never something I had intended to really pursue as an A race.  But Eagle Continue reading →

Thank you Rohto Dry-Aid for sponsoring this post. The laundry list of preventative measures runners take to protect various body parts before going for a run is long. Sweat wicking, technical clothing to prevent chafing. Specific sock, shoe, and glide combination to prevent blisters on the feet. Sunscreen to prevent burning. The right shoes to keep your feet, legs, and joints happy. A hydration Continue reading →

The best life lessons come from the most unexpected places. I recently gave back the company phone I had been using that featured a killer camera (Galaxy 7).  It wasn't until I parted ways with the handheld intellectual parasite device that I realized I had, at one point in the last year, gone on a house de-cluttering frenzy and tossed out every old phone or camera that I previously owned, with Continue reading →

If you asked me to pick the one reason why I love running, I simply couldn't do it.  There are far too many reasons, some of which can't even begin to be verbalized.   But one of the big things I love about running, and the running community as a whole, is that everyone is welcome. And I mean everyone. Age, gender, race, socioeconomic status, pace, size, religion... none of it matters; if Continue reading →

Today I'm writing about cats.  Yes, a sponsored post, about felines.   When the opportunity first came my way, I thought "what on EARTH does a health/running/fitness blog have to do with cats?"  Then I realized, "Oh yeah, I am a crazy cat person."  By association, that is.  It's not my fault. The truth is, I fell in love with the Dr. Doolittle of the cat world.  Not his cats, just him.  Not Continue reading →

Months ago (yes, months, I really put this one to the test) I received an email from Apera asking if I'd be interested in testing one of their athletic gear bags. Now as regular gear junkies, we have a lot of bags; backpacks, duffel, hydration packs, you name it  So many that they've fallen in line behind hoodies under "you must get rid of one before you obtain a new one" rule Geoff has created in Continue reading →

Last fall, Geoff and I had the opportunity to travel down to Exeter, Rhode Island, for the BoldrDash at Yawgoo Valley.  It was an incredibly fun and challenging race; well worth the 3 hour drive South.  So when we got the invite to come down to the Spring edition of BoldrDash, held on Scarborough Beach in Narragansett, RI, I was very excited and more than happy to make the trip. Now I feel the Continue reading →