Warm Weather, Hot Expectations

It's November, but you'd never know it stepping outside the past couple of days. The highs for most of the next week sit in the mid-60s. Unfortunately, the warmer weather isn't going to last. By the weekend, temps are supposed to dip back down into the 40s, and by race day next Sunday, there's supposed …

Countdown to the Classic

Let's take another stab at this, shall we? The weather outside is beginning to look more like November; cold, blustery, spitting rain. Led Zeppelin's "Tea For One" creeps on slowly in the background, matching mood-for-mood the sullen atmosphere created by the gloom outside my window. But things are alright. This week and last have been …

Running in Circles and Spinning My Wheels

You work for years to accomplish something. You sweat. You strain. You push yourself to the point of exhaustion. You make sacrifices you never imagined you'd ever make. You isolate and extort yourself. You tunnel your vision on a single goal and you strive relentlessly toward meeting that expectation. But after a while, you begin …

October Recap

So it's about time I came back to this page. It's hard to believe half a month has already passed since my last post, but I've always held that later is better than never, so let's get this time capsule started. Over the last month I've pretty much busied myself with running shorter and faster …