Janice and I sat in silence in the little motorhome. She was at the dinette, I was sitting on the…
A Perfect Day to Race
“Have you ever raced Steelman“? The question was posed to me by Dan Gleason as we jogged along the Chester…
Farewell Lil’ Nav
Island Time. Time to Think.
“Slow down to Island Time”. This was written on one of the sixty or so billboards along the route 175…
Death Stalks Triathlon
For the second time in two months, a triathlete was killed during the cycling portion of an Ironman 70.3 event.…
Sprinting Again
Saturday I competed at Kinetic Multisport’s Diamond In the Rough triathlon. It had been a couple years since I raced…
A Diverse and Thriving America
America is falling into anarchy. The top 1% are the only ones with good jobs, who are able to buy…
Runnin’ to the Rock
“Trail shoes or road shoes?” This was the question I asked myself after registering for the Run to the Rock…
What’s Happenin’?
“Got him”! The exclamation came from my buddy Joe as his fishing rod bent into a parabola. Clearly a large…
Tri’ing Again . . Sort of
“Ouch. Perhaps I better stop and have a look at my heel.” I thought this just after my Garmin clicked…
Thoughts and Prayers
The little red Toyota sedan was so close to my back bumper that all I could see in my mirror…
I Still Don’t Know How Fast I’m Not
“Really!? That’s great!” This was the response of the volunteer at the check-in desk when I chose the 10K distance…
Livin’ on the Edge . . Er . . Middle
As a teenager, I remember spending hours immersed in the words of Ernest Hemingway, Robert Ruark, and Jack O’Connor. These…
New Adventures Await
It was a bit after 4:00 on a sunny fall day. The service department of the local RV dealer had…
All Lives Matter
Early every Friday morning I meet a group of my favorite and best friends to run a few miles and…
