Category Running
51.5 Miles
51.5 miles spread over 2 Boston Marathons… CLOSURE ***** Last year, I didn’t finish what I’d set out to do. The bombings at the finish line robbed me of that opportunity. I got my medal… I got my stickers… but I wasn’t having anything to do with them. My medal remained draped upon the mirror […]
Tolerance for Adversity
Below is a presentation I gave to the entire school today. A lot of it is stuff I’ve written before, but with a slightly different slant: “I thought Terror was in the Southern Pickets” The winds are picking up, buffeting our tent. Perhaps “tent” is too strong a word. It’s a pyramid-shaped tarp draped […]
Classrooms
Sunday morning I hiked/ran the length of Franconia Ridge from the Old Bridle Path up Lafayette over to Mt. Flume and down to the Kanc: about 14.5 miles, 4400′ of uphill, 5000′ of downhill in just under 4.5 hours. I don’t know when I first thought that I’d like to do the entirety of the […]
Mountain Madness Day One: Mountain Running 101- Reintroduction to Suffering
Work is done, and I’ve had enough of puttering around the apartment. There’s plenty to do to get packed up for moving out by the 30th, but that’s next week’s problem. This week is all about getting outside and enjoying time in the mountains. ***** Today’s plan was to hit Rumney in the afternoon. My […]
25.3
A marathon is 26.2 miles. Those who complete it wear that number as a badge of honor. On your next road trip, count the number of 26.2 stickers you see on the cars around you. They’re everywhere. For so many, that number is astronomical – the thought of running 26.2 miles is paralyzing to most, […]
Marathon Monday
It’s been almost a month since I last sat down and wrote. Truth be told, I haven’t really had the time to properly think and reflect lately. Starting back up with work has meant I’m spending my time feverishly trying to stay ahead of classes in terms of lesson plans or otherwise planning lacrosse practices. […]
Taking the Sharp End 