Next Up…. Dogwood Canyon 50K

“I’m going to retire from ultras. Never again. This is insane.” These were my thoughts as I struggled through a few of the lonely miles late during last year’s Dogwood Canyon 50k. Climbing the ridiculously steep hills with the sun in full blaze above and carrying an empty water bottle it was easy enough to question ... More

Snake on a Plain

*I don't know if the Alford Greenway here in Tallahassee is a plain technically but ..... when the race director intercepted me somewhere in the 3rd mile and said "stay left” and I figured out the objective of his diversion was to keep me away from “ the snake," I did. Fortunately we all survived w/a great ... More

Training? Training?? I Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Training Plan….

I used to think that I had it all figured out. This running stuff is really simple after all. Just lace 'em up and hit the road. Run as fast as possible for the desired distance and call it good. Go back the next day and run just a little faster. Training plans were, in my mind, something designed by "professionals" to ... More

Coach Does a Dance

Coach Jeff from PRS Fit does an awesome version of Prancercize across the finish line at the 2013 Lake Placid Ironman proving, once again, that he is indeed an Idiot.... More

How Bad Do You Want It?

It's almost midnight. It's dark. It's cold. I'm hungry. I'm tired. Nobody will know. Just sit down for a minute. Better yet, lay down. Who cares? Dude... NOBODY cares. Nobody cares if you finish in 20 hours or 30 hours. Fact is, nobody really cares if you finish at all. They are all asleep and will totally understand if ... More

A New Appreciation…

As the sun began to fill the sky, bringing the darkness into light and signaling the start of a new day, it became difficult to see the faces of so many that had braved the night in a celebration of lives and continuation of a long enduring battle. The difficulty was a result of my own blurred vision as tears formed in a ... More

Run Big. Dream Big. Celebrate Big.

For the past three years I have ran during the Relay for Life in Ozark County, MO. All night. Around and around an old asphalt track in the heat and humidity of a southern Missouri summer's night. This year I was leaning towards the idea of NOT running all night and just kicking back and watching the awesomeness that ... More

Thankful…..

I was born on Flag Day, raised with the Pledge of Allegiance and listened with pride to the stories of family members that served in World War II and Vietnam. I grew up in the 70's and 80's during the Cold War, a time when schools had routine drills for nuclear war, and I watched in relief as the Iranian Hostages were ... More

The Great Train Wreck of 2011 

Junior Head Blog Monday, February 6, 2012 Let me preface this post with the disclaimer that I consider myself to be a runner.  I realize that's a very broad term which encompasses everything from, "I run occasionally", to "I just qualified for the Boston Marathon". I'm somewhere in between those two ... More

Honor Scroll 2013 Recap

I went into the race with a swagger and walked away with a bruised ego and new perspective. Didn't see that one coming.....The Honor Scroll is my favorite fundraiser of the year.  I know this seems ludicrous considering the many times that the pink tutu pictures get passed around but believe me, this is my favorite.... More