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2025 Boilermaker recap
The good: This was my 25th time running this race consecutively.The bad: For the second time in five years, I did not break 60 minutesThe ugly: My slowest time in 20 years, and the worst Read more…
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The good: This was my 25th time running this race consecutively.The bad: For the second time in five years, I did not break 60 minutesThe ugly: My slowest time in 20 years, and the worst Read more…
I can say that now, because I recently completed my first ultra-marathon. Defined as anything over the marathon distance of 26.2 miles, most people consider 50K (or 31 miles) to be the official shortest ultra-marathon. Read more…
Prior to 2024, I hadn’t run more than one PR a year in over ten years. I trained my ass off in my 20s, and set some impressive (to me) personal records that are all Read more…