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Barefoot and happy
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Run to Win25 Marathons, 17 Ultras, 16 States (Full List)
Good Bad & The Monkey
I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.
Poor baby
Imminent Catastrophe
"Able to function despite imminent catastrophe"
"To obtain the air that angels breathe you must come to Tahoe"--Mark Twain
"The most common question from potential entrants is 'I do not know if I can do this' to which I usually answer, 'that's the whole point'.--Paul Charteris, Tarawera Ultramarathon RD.
√ Javelina Jundred Jalloween 2015
Cruel Jewel 50 mile May 2016
Western States 100 June 2016
Along for the Ride
I will be the first to admit that this was a situation where you just should not finish. Rather than having a relatively minor break that she can easily recover from, she will now definitely be out for quite a while and may very likely have killed her competitive running career. Run through annoyance, not through pain.
Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens.Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.
Next time we get a question like "should I run with a stress fracture?" we need to link to that post.
When it’s all said and done, will you have said more than you’ve done?
The voice of mile 18
Tri Rule #1 of Triathlon Training/Racing - If Momma ain't happy nobody is happy
No Way! It's the state meet for crying out loud! Remind me not to go to war with you. Really.. remind me not to go to war... but if I'm going, I don't want you with me.
2. What does all this have to do with going to war? Run to Win offered a common sense opinion - he actually might save your life in a war!
Why is it sideways?