So I bumped into a friend who happened to be camping out on the last turn of the Marathon last week. He had a camera and caught me near the finish. At the top of Hereford Street, a slight incline gives way to the gentle…
Hey friends, thought I’d share a photo of yours truly at a recent Cheerios event! GREAT old school video of me racing with one of my good friends (and a kick ass, humble, Navy SEAL) Don Hyslop is playing in the background. Nice picture on…
Every morning a gazelle wakes up knowing it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed… Every morning a lion wakes up knowing it must outwit and outrun (at least) the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death… It doesn’t…
About ten miles into my workout on Sunday, I had the urge to slow down and take it easy. It was the first really warm and sunny day of spring and the breeze had morphed into an annoyingly brutal headwind. I was pushing on pace…
Yeah, it’s Bahston callin’. You ahh numba W27 for the Marathon this yeah. Stew ova that for a month and see ya in Beantown. Like the photo? Speaking of 27, at his rookie training camp, Bobby Orr wore number 27, too! Maybe that’s why it…
Last weekend I engaged in what some traditional wheelchair sports aficionados might consider to be questionable behavior. I won’t mislead you or try to sugarcoat my actions at all…I lined up at the start of a marathon not in a racing wheelchair but in a…
Aaahhh the dead of winter. The time between the holidays and the first signs of spring have always been a bit grounding for me. The days pass quickly but time moves slowly. My energy level varies like the temperature and when it’s cold, I seem…
Aaahhh, the New Year…it’s that special time when we promise ourselves to do better, make significant changes in our lives and generally hit the “restart” button. Every year, I take a few minutes around the holidays to jot down a few thoughts that I hope…
The always informative and practical Popular Mechanics says these are the Top 100 skills a man should be able to master. Why do I find this stuff interesting? Anyway, as close as I can figure, I score an 82…not too bad I think considering I’m…
4 days to go until I enter the realm of serious long distance pain. I CAN’T WAIT! I borrowed this quote from a friend – thanks Tripp – and I have begun to use it as fuel as I get psyched to enter the House…