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This past weekend, I participated in my second backyard ultra marathon. It was a test of physical endurance, mental fortitude, and adaptability. While I finished with 7 loops (29.16 miles or, if you're counting, over 60,000 steps), which matched my performance from last year, this race was different. I...
Tomorrow, I’ll be taking on a Backyard Ultra Marathon, a unique and grueling race format where runners complete a 4.167-mile loop every hour, on the hour, until only one runner remains. It’s a true test of endurance, strategy, and, maybe most importantly, mental toughness.
I ran this race last year....
I’m the kind of person who strives to be on time, or even early. I can’t stand being late unless there’s a clear expectation that lateness is acceptable (looking at you, casual backyard BBQs). For everything else, being punctual matters, at least to me. But as any dad knows, getting...
Move over, energy gels and interval training, science* has revealed an untapped performance enhancer for runners everywhere: dad jokes.
That’s right. Those groan-worthy puns you force your kids to endure might just be the key to shaving precious seconds off your PR. While elite runners obsess over VO2 max and...
Over the past few years, new trends have been popping up that encourage us to rethink our relationship with alcohol. Along with No-Shave November, we now have the “sober curious” movement, Dry January, and a bunch of drinking apps to keep drinking habits in check. It’s clear that there’s...
Ah, parenting (and homeowning), where unexpected surprises lurk around every corner. From a sudden trip to the ER after your toddler decided to turn the couch into a trampoline, to the car mysteriously making that new sound right after you thought you were in the clear, life happens. And...
This week was about easing back into a more consistent training rhythm after a slow start and post-vacation fatigue. Between travel, busy schedules, and squeezing in runs during swim and soccer practices, it was a week of fitting miles in where I could.
Sunday 11/03/2024 and Monday 11/04/2024
The weekend was...
Picture this: it’s early morning, and you’re lacing up your running shoes for a quick jog before the day fully kicks off (maybe your coffee is brewing, but not mine). The house is quiet with sleeping children. Alarms are minutes away from sending the house into the get-ready-for-school panic....
Coming off a week of Disney adventures, I had hoped to jump right back into training mode, but the reality was a bit different. My body needed more time to recover than I’d expected, so this week became a mix of low-mileage runs and easing back into the routine....