The largest marathon I’ve run was the 2005 New Las Vegas Marathon where about 9,000 folks were lined up at 6:00am and let loose to run up the Strip. It was a blast. My wife and oldest son got to hang out with me for a while and listen to the loud music [...]

This past Saturday I ran 5 miles. I haven’t done a 5 mile run in about half a year. During that long break I became a different person. I actually forgot about the things my body could do and began groaning at even the slightest physical effort. Really. I became [...]

For the most part there is a direct relationship between my running and this blog. If I’m not writing that usually means I’m not running. That has not been the case over the past couple of weeks. My last 4 runs in particular have been strong and it was exactly 4 runs [...]

And you may find yourself in another part of the world
And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile
And you may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful
Wife
And you may ask yourself-well…how did I get here?
- Tallking Heads “Once in a Lifetime”
Well, that was a surprise. [...]

> Miles for week: 5
> Miles scheduled for week: 10

Hello, my name is Drew and I’m a recovering slacker.
It’s taken me 1 month and 2 weeks to run 20 miles.
My last post was just short of 7 months ago.
The computer that hosts this site got powered off during the Gap Fire [...]