Another one of those lottery races, where someone said, “hey Christian, you should enter this lottery, let’s run the race together” – unlike New York, where my friend was not fortunate enough to get a…
I have ran many races, and many races multiple times. For 2016, my third consecutive Sand Hollow Marathon effort was going to happen. Despite the number of races that have kept me busy the first…
March 8, 2016 – A day 82,000+ runners had been anxiously awaiting. This was the day the New York Road Runners club ran their electronic lottery for entry into the 2016 running of New York…
Aside from a few announcements I can’t make just yet, my credit card was just charged for the 2016 TCS NYC Marathon!!! This year, I hope to do it as I have done no other…
Hubris is a powerful force. Looking for a race, I came across the Desert Dash website, and their Blood, Sweat & Beers races for 2016. Always up for a challenge, and great value, their Dirty…
I was very excited to run my first Arizona marathon, and February, 2016 seemed like a great time of year to do so. Enjoy my Lost Dutchman Marathon Race Report, as much as I enjoyed…
Thursday arrived, the wife and I got home from work, and double/triple checked our bags, to make sure we had EVERYTHING we would need for the New York trip. We weren’t running *late*, per se,…
It started in January, 2015. A friend of mine entered the lottery for the TCS New York City Marathon, and encouraged me to enter it, too. Previously, I hadn’t really thought about, or had any…
Awakening in a dark, cool NYC Hotel room under half a mile from the TCS NYC Marathon finish line, I shot out of bed. Maybe it just felt like I did. My heart was racing,…
Misplaced my password, couldn’t remember which email address was tied to the blog. Well, since Recycled Half Marathon in June, I have ran a ton, and raced a lot! Who would have thought actually training…
For 2015, the organizers of Hurricane, Utah’s Sand Hollow Marathon bumped the race a couple weeks later into the year. This meant warmer temperatures for us runners, which was not a good thing. A different…
I remembered to post this on RunnerForums.com, but did not publish the post here. ——————————– Race Details: ——————————– Race Date: 03/29/2014 Location: Hurricane, Utah Start Line Temperature: Approx. 40° F Weather Conditions at Start: Clear,…
Sand Hollow Marathon, a 26.2 mile looping journey beginning and ending in Hurricane, Utah is to be held this Saturday, March 29, 2014. In preparation, I have been double-checking weather reports, staring at the course…
… of 2013, anyway. As of today, 12/16/13, I am one half of my way through the Calico Racing progressive slam! I completed my second ever full marathon on 12/14/13 – the Calico Racing Hoover…
Ever since hearing about the Calico Slam, my interest had been piqued. There are a few options for completing a Calico Slam event, in one of four categories: The Calico Slam The Calico 1/2 Slam…