January 2008 through May 2011 were the toughest years of my running life, I had so many major injuries that significantly reduced the number of days that I ran during these years. A quick run-down of the major ones: • 1/4/08 – Fell off the Ladder while shoveling the garage roof • 2/4/09 – Massive… Read more

The new Millennium found my life in complete upheaval and then renewal. A lot went on before I met TheWife in October 2000, went through our courtship, moving in, and getting married in 2002. 2000 was the year that I re-kindled my love of running. It did help that the then-future TheWife was a runner,… Read more

This post will be about my running from 1988 to September 2000. These are the toughest years for me to write about. A lot happened in my life professionally and personally that well…looking back were years that I made numerous mistakes. Twelve years, which I consider the “lost” years of my running life.  I didn’t… Read more

The time in my running life where I ran well, met some great runners and had any of my delusions of grandeur destroyed. CGAS Cape Cod 10K – 1985 // Even so, 1985 & 1986 were my personal glory days when it comes to my running career. Starting in April ’85 until September ’86, I… Read more

I got assigned to Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C. during the Summer of ’82 and lived in Alexandria over at the Mt. Vernon Square Apartment Complex. Which had a path leading to the back road and up this big hill and then about a mile away was the Mt. Vernon Bike Trail. I ran… Read more

1979 to 1982 — St. Ignace, Michigan It was time to transition back into the Coast Guard? I arrived at the Marine Inspection Office – St. Ignace, MI, in July 1979, after 45 days’ leave. Needless to say, I was still in civilian mode when I arrived. However, that wasn’t a bad thing, because of… Read more