It’s hillier than I remember. I say this because when folks have asked me about the San Francisco Marathon prior to yesterday, I know I’ve said, “It’s not as hilly as you’d think, given that it’s in San Francisco.” And maybe that is still true… but gosh it felt like a lot more hills this […]
I’ve been struggling for several months. A lingering injury in my right leg. It’s not plantar fasciitis. It’s not broken. It’s just… tweaked? Weak? Hurts. If emotional and situational stress has a tendency to attack one’s weakest physical part, this isn’t surprising either – my back and leg are definitely the proverbial soft underbelly, even […]
There will be (green) blood. Apparently there was a massive falling out between the race director and The Little A’Le’Inn management — certainly felt like the A’Le’Inn was in the wrong but who knows? What was clear upon the bus arrival (travel time: 2.5 hours from the Vegas Strip), was that this would now be […]
An excuse to run a race. An early start. A bit of rain while we waited. A slog at the end. Not much of a poem, but there ya go. But here’s something to remember the day by: I asked chatGPT to make a CGI animated cartoon version of my finisher photo as that seems […]
Twenty years ago, my brother and I ran the Los Angeles Marathon. It was his first and my second race. The previous year I had run Salt Lake City as a personal goal… and Steve said he’d like to do one himself. I figured I’d train with him… little did either one of us realize […]
Looking back, it’s astonishing I was able to run this thing in 2006. Every year since I’ve entered the lottery… EVERY. YEAR. Even when it cost $11 to do so. And every year it’s the same “thanks for playing… but it’s a no.” The cliched definition of madness.
I’ve been here before… on the wings of a demon! — “Exorcist II: The Heretic” One of my favorite lines from a not particularly great movie. And honestly, I don’t even think that’s the EXACT quote, but it’s how I remember hearing it. In this age where truth and facts are subjective and/or, well, “heretical” […]
It was so cold…HOW COLD WAS IT?It was so cold that Tarzan traded in his loin cloth for a BLANK. It was so cold that this runner created his (or her… or their) own yurt. It was so cold that I threw on a disposable layer of a sweatshirt and never took it off. I’ve […]
Rain. They said it would rain and it did. At 4 AM as we waited in the corrals for the 5 AM start. It was warmer than previous day (small mercies) but using my runDisney Space Blanket as a makeshift poncho, I felt both chilled and soaked to the bone while crowded into an unpleasant […]
Another day, another 2:30 AM wakeup… which I will be nostalgic for come Sunday when the Marathon starts a half hour earlier. By this point, we all know the drill — I whine a bit, I post a few photos, and we all go home a little more pixie-dusted, a little more tired, a little […]