It was the day before Thanksgiving and I awoke to complete darkness in the small motel room. I pressed the light button on my watch and the cool, blue
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Hot damn! I passed the 900-mile mark for the year on my run this morning and I'm feeling really good, all things considered. I've got a few fitness go
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I passed the 800-mile mark this morning on my way to my goal of running 1000 miles in 2016. This has been a big year in the goal department. On Januar
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Well, hot damn! Pikes Peak Marathon #3 is officially in the books and I gotta say, I'm feeling pretty proud of myself. Here are the top 14 reasons: I
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I keep a watchful eye out for rattlesnakes when I'm on the trail. But, I've never once seen one when I was really looking for them. A watched pot neve
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Mount Evans was my training ground for the Pikes Peak Marathon this year. It's the closest 14er to Denver. Most summers, it's overrun with traffic. Bu
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So, my second running of the Pikes Peak Marathon was a little harder than I expected. I was successful nonetheless. I crossed the finish line without
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The 1993 Pikes Peak Marathon was my first marathon. I was 19 when I ran it. When I finished, I vowed never to run a marathon again. What was the point
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"Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt." Good 'ol John Muir had some beautiful words to say about the getting outside. I
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So, I ran the Pikes Peak Marathon for the first time in 1993. I was 19. I didn't know what the hell I was doing. Sure, I ran cross-country in high sch
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