“The miracle isn’t that I finished, the miracle is that I had the courage to start” – John Bingham Solidifying my reputation as a marathoner I ran my second full marathon in St. George, Utah. It was definitely an interesting … Continue reading
In 1838 the Mexican government gave what was then known as Mount Pachappa to a man named Juan Bandini. In 1847 a man named Louis Rubidoux established a ranch called Rancho Rubidoux and renamed Mt. Pachappa to Mt. Rubidoux. In … Continue reading
Last Thursday the RPD Baker to Vegas team went out to practice their legs in the race. For those not familiar with the Baker to Vegas race, it is a 140 miles relay race that as the name describes goes … Continue reading
I don’t know what exactly happened with my alarm but when I woke up and and the alarm clock said 6:44 AM I was in a panic. The pre-race email I got the day before said the race was going … Continue reading
Today (12/8/12) I acheived my 2012 running goal of running 900 miles in 2012. As the graph to the left shows I have run, walked, hiked, crawled, and biked 1,531.7 miles. If you look at the graph you will see … Continue reading
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, … Continue reading
The race is now less than a week away. I have a lot of content to write and post about. I have in the last month moved to Riverside, CA and taken on a new assignment at work. As if … Continue reading
As long as I can remember my dad has been in relatively good shape. He doesn’t smoke, rarely drinks, and usually eats healthy. When I was growing up he used to take me and my brothers on all sorts of … Continue reading
The running continues on and all is well. Today I set several personal records for myself. The big one was running 16.3 miles, which is to date the longest run that I have done. These days I have been pretty … Continue reading
Training for a marathon has been a long journey. It has been 10 months now of training and I have seen some really good results. If you go by just the numbers they are impressive (at least I think they … Continue reading