Going Viral

Corona Virus, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Novel Corona . . all names for the latest threat to the world. Hey, I don’t … More

An Inconvenient Rant

I was standing at the checkout counter in a local convenience store post-run. I was still sweaty, and wet and … More

“Congratulations! You have been selected from the waiting list for the following race and event. Phunt: 25K on 1/18/2020″ I … More

He had a broad face and a little round belly That shook when he laughed, like a bowl full of … More

For the second time in two months, a triathlete was killed during the cycling portion of an Ironman 70.3 event. … More

Saturday I competed at Kinetic Multisport’s Diamond In the Rough triathlon. It had been a couple years since I raced … More

“Got him”! The exclamation came from my buddy Joe as his fishing rod bent into a parabola. Clearly a large … More

“Ouch. Perhaps I better stop and have a look at my heel.” I thought this just after my Garmin clicked … More

“Really!? That’s great!” This was the response of the volunteer at the check-in desk when I chose the 10K distance … More

As a teenager, I remember spending hours immersed in the words of Ernest Hemingway, Robert Ruark, and Jack O’Connor. These … More

It was January 19th. Instead of sitting at home preparing for an onslaught from Winter Storm Harper, I was driving … More

Not so long ago I was a pretty tough guy. Looking back at my fall/winter 2016/2017 exercise log I see … More