Boston #2: “Do not anticipate trouble… Keep in the sunlight.”
Running through Natick I was thinking about last year. Mile 10 was when I faced the first major downpour. Guess what happened at when I
One Red Grape
You could see it coming: An early spring heat wave, making its way from the Great Plains eastward across the central United States. The unseasonable
Ode to the 121st Boston Marathon ♥
Because there’s no way I could describe what it was like to experience Boston, I won’t even try. Instead, I’m just going to say “Thank
My Boston Marathon True Story & Other Lies
“One of the few other parts of the race I remember clearly is running up Heartbreak Hill. I looked up and literally couldn’t see where
“Not just anyone can run in the Boston Marathon.” (signed) Mom & Dad
What happens on the third Monday in April in Boston? Ask a Bostonian and they’ll say it’s Patriot’s Day. Ask any runner and they’ll tell
Smiles and tears of pure happiness: Positively!
Being a “slower” runner means your own private finish line & a kick ass photo! Someone told me to run right down the middle of
1st, 2nd, and 358th place for the USA
First, a little background: My so-called road racing career began in fits and starts; but the initial date is easy to pin down: the day
Something to Remember when I’m 88
The Boston Marathon experience is, for the serious runner, the ultimate rush of emotions… excitement, fear, pride, and for first-timers, overwhelming. My first Boston experience
“Just go straight up the stairs to the right.”
In 1982, I was 25 years old. I qualified for The Boston Marathon at the Dallas White Rock Marathon in December of 1981, with a
From Chasing the Family Station Wagon to the Quarter Century Club
My eleven siblings and I were raised on a dairy farm in Reedsville, Wisconsin, by awesome, hard-working parents. Quite often instead of us taking the bus
At Mile 23: “Come on, Stay strong just a little longer.”
We took the family on a road trip to Boston trying to make running the Marathon into a family vacation. We headed out Friday morning
Running as the Bona Fide #14285
Though the 2014 Boston was not my “A” race of spring and I hadn’t been training specifically for a marathon, I’d been excited about it for
Boston makes you stand taller, breath deeper, and run faster
Running the Boston Marathon was an incredible experience. Being part of a 118-year old tradition was both amazing and emotional. I qualified for the Boston
The Happy Swallow
It all started several years earlier when I read an article in one of the Boston newspapers about how patrons of The Happy Swallow bar
Twelve years earlier, Heartbreak Hill seemed like nothing; this time around, it kicked my butt!
Our Cruiser running group enjoyed a fun weekend filled with attending the huge Boston Marathon expo and packet pick-up, the guys’ 5K on Sunday morning, and
(As my dad’s favorite Disney Character Buzz Lightyear always says) “To Infinity & Beyond!”
I’ve participated in track & field since middle school (1998-1999), ran varsity track during high school (2000-2003), started running half marathons at college in 2004,