30 Years of Running: Somehow I Ended Up Back Where I Started
A few weeks ago, I was racing down King Street in Kingston toward the Rideau Trail terminus. I was nearing
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I am just the Mastermind
I am just the mastermind. I create an idea. Then I analyze it, organize it, and plan the $h!t out
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Happy 5th Birthday Parkrun: We are glad you were born
The New York Central Fitness Trail parkrun turns five this month. I’m no longer involved with the event. I stepped
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The Gift of Vol State
Prologue: The Aftermath Nothing ever prepares me for the aftermath of Vol State. The blisters, swelling, and throbbing foot pain?
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A Promise to My Past Self. A Letter to My Future Self
Ultramarathons are hard. Journey runs even more so.
Blisters, chafing, heat, exhaustion… they’re all part of the adventure. I’ve learned to expect them.
The bigger battle has always been my mind.
As I prepare for my next adventure, I found myself reflecting on what the last one was trying to teach me. I put those thoughts into words in a letter to my past, current, and future self.
Maybe you’ll recognize a few of your own stories in there too.
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It’s not how I do it but why
Why I keep race directing when it would be easier to stop Photo credits: Norm Fortin “I don’t know how
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A Letter to 2025
Dear 2025 We were supposed to crush it. In the end, you absolutely disappointed me. The 2024 racing season ended
Seven Years Later
#SevenYearsLater I’m sitting in the Township of Russell’s office during the monthly council meeting, listening to the mayor read the
Rideau Trail Gone Bust: How an FKT attempt turned into a lesson I needed to learn
I thought it was just another long training run. One slip proved otherwise. This is the story of how a clean cut down my leg unraveled months of planning, ended a season too soon, and forced me to finally respect the risks I’d convinced myself didn’t apply to me.
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