Its just over two weeks until the first (annual) Retro Run 5K. Despite the fact that I’ve been a race director for over ten years, starting a new race is always really hard. When Ryan and I decided that Read more…
As many of you know Ryan and I are working to raise $10,000 for the Adirondack Medical Center through the Ironman Foundation (Ryan is racing Ironman Lake Placid). The $10,000 number is important because its the cost of a NICU Read more…
Last week on the trainer I watched The Barkley Marathons Documentary on Netflix (side note, if you haven’t watched it, you should). Lazarus Lake, the founder and race director of The Barkley Marathon made a comment that really stuck with me Read more…
Today (April 1, 2017) marked the eleventh running of the Greater Hartford Quarter Marathon. It was super cold and windy with a generous helping of rain, sleet and snow. Of all the races I’ve directed (we’re now up to four Read more…
A lot of my life involves pictures. Pictures I take of Ivy. Family selfies of me, Ryan, Ivy and Owen Otter. Pictures to publicize races and events. And pictures others take of me. A few weeks ago, we had our Read more…
When I woke up on Monday morning (actually when I woke up for the second time — Ivy was up at 1:30 a.m. but I didn’t check my email during that particular late night frolic) I found the following note Read more…
A favorite phrase of mine is that “proper prior planning prevents piss-poor performance.” This is a lesson that I should have remembered during the course of my foray at the Hyannis Half-Marathon this past weekend. As you can imagine by Read more…
Our efforts to raise funds for the Adirondack Medical Center in memory (and honor) of #OwenOtter continue (if you like to know more about Owen please check out our posts here and here)! So far, we’ve surpassed $2,000 in donations, but there’s Read more…
Last week I ran. Twice. It wasn’t fast and it wasn’t pretty but it was without pain. About three weeks ago I learned that there were some not so awesome knee issues that showed up on my MRI. Based on how Read more…
There are times where running feels like a complete slog. And then there are times where it feels completely effortless. More often than not, it ranges somewhere in the middle. Typically, with running shoes, you wind up with compromises in Read more…