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My Toughest Marathon Ever

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On Sunday, I’ll be running the San Francisco Marathon. It’ll be the 94th time I’ve laced my shoes up for a 26.2-mile footrace and I’m pretty sure this one’s going to be tougher than any of the others I’ve ever run. Granted, San Francisco isn’t a fast, flat course. There are plenty of hills and it’s anything but easy (as if there’s an easy marathon out there). But the reason this one’s going to be tough isn’t the course. It’s Sue. [Read more…]

It's Marathon Week, So I'm Not Eating Carbs

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Six days from today, I’m running the San Francisco Marathon. I’ll need all the energy I can to run the best 26.2 miles I possibly can. So, I haven’t had any carbs since Friday night and I won’t have any until Thursday morning. If you think that’s a typo, it’s not. Before a goal race, which is what Sunday is for me, I carb deplete for five days. Five long days. Five long, miserable days. Five long, miserable, terrible days. [Read more…]

An Unpleasant Surprise

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This is a big, fast world, and so much of your experience is determined by who you come in contact with. I always tell Tiff that my life will be defined by the fact that I met her and married her, and I’m grateful for that. I’ve met a lot of people through my running adventures over the past few years, especially last year. I feel pretty blessed to have been led down the roads I’ve been on and to have met all the people I’ve met. [Read more…]