As I get older, I am taking the time to look back, exploring the different events, people, and things that changed the direction of my life for good or ill. At times doing so hasn’t been an easy journey, and many of the things I have and am looking at were things I would not… Read more

As we get closer to the end of this series of running highlights over my lifetime – that have included a few life stories as well, it gets easier, yet at the same time more difficult, to tell the stories. I know/remember things better, but some memories are still too fresh for me to have…processed… Read more

During this time, I went down the road less traveled and yes, it made all the difference. Yeah, this one is a bit longer than the others, but a LOT happened. This post will be about: Life being a teacher for more than ten years. A huge part of my recovery from knee surgery, back… Read more

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