May 23, 2018Chasing the Unicorn: Week 8While all of my school and coaching responsibilities have come to an end, I am now in the process of getting my house ready to rent and to move half-way across the country. It’s a bit overwhelming to think that in a few days we will be in a new…Running5 min readRunning5 min read
May 14, 2018Chasing the Unicorn: Week 7I’m virtually done for the year. The school year that is. I’ve finished my end of course test, track, and my college classes as well. I’ve taken some Monday’s and Friday’s off for the rest of the year to get things ready for the big move coming up in a…Running4 min readRunning4 min read
May 7, 2018Chasing the Unicorn: Week 6This is a busy week getting things wrapped up for grad school and getting ready to head down to the state track meet. Also, in the process of packing things up at home to move. Plus state testing for my geometry students. It’s a never-ending series of events. Having said…Running4 min readRunning4 min read
Apr 30, 2018Chasing the Unicorn: Week 5A down week is always nice. This week it was time to crank it back up. I’m getting close to the end of the school year and I’m ready for a bit of a break. This semester I’ve juggled teaching, coaching, and grad school. …Running4 min readRunning4 min read
Apr 23, 2018Chasing the Unicorn: Week 4I followed the Boston Marathon on a LetsRun.com message board. I did not have a way of streaming it and was bouncing back and forth between teaching and working at my desk. The tough conditions took their toll on the field and the runners who were strongest mentally were the…Running5 min readRunning5 min read
Apr 15, 2018Chasing the Unicorn: Week 3At the end of this week I will have run 21 days in a row. This is the longest run streak I’ve ever completed. Typically I like to run 6 days a week when I’m training hard. I typically find that I perform better with one day off to recover. …Running6 min readRunning6 min read
Apr 7, 2018Chasing the Unicorn: Week 2In past years, I made up my own plans to train for the marathon. While I have a good knowledge base on training and putting plans together, I decided to leave it to the experts this time around. I am following a 26 week plan that I found in “Daniels’…Running5 min readRunning5 min read
Apr 1, 2018Chasing the Unicorn: Week 1I’ve trained for a marathon several times before. Once, while training for an ultra, I ran a marathon on trails in a little over 4 hours. I had to take a month off from hip pain right after. …Running4 min readRunning4 min read
May 31, 201730 Days of Writing: Day 3030 Days of Writing: Day 30 Well I made it to the end. There were a few days where I had to double up because I missed a post but overall I did pretty good. I have enjoyed the experience even if it did add one more thing to my…Writing1 min readWriting1 min read
May 30, 2017Six Months with No Dryer30 Days of Writing: Day 29 Around Thanksgiving our dryer stopped working. This dryer is almost older than I am. My parents had it 20 some odd years before they kindly donated it to me when I bought my house. A few years ago it stopped heating, but with a…Advice2 min readAdvice2 min read
