Husband, salesperson, ultra-runner continually pushing himself to be a better version of himself and living an ultra life, a life lived to the full. — I am a 56 (going on 57) year old who thirteen years ago experienced the worse hell I ever thought a human being could ever live through. After working hard and studying even harder, my wife of almost thirty-five years and I found ourselves in Central Asia broken, angry and…

The Living an Ultra Life podcast is beginning to catch on. — The very first Living an Ultra Life podcast was on December 15, 2020, and it was a labor of love with a definite purpose. It has since grown into a podcast with a very unique flavor. When I began this podcast, it was during the height of the pandemic, and…

Sifting through political news and came to the realization that I’m neither. — As I did my typical reading through different news sources, I suddenly realized that I’m Neither in the American political scene of 2022. Both parties have become so radicalized that listening to or reading what politicians of both parties have to say that I don’t even think either of these…

Seldom talked about, but could be as important as other focuses in running endurance. — As I was coming off my last training block as a runner, I realized I need to shake things up a little in order to take my running to a new level. Having come off a training block that was all about getting as much vertical as possible as a…

My 2023 Swammie Shuffle 200-Miler is to create awareness for an out-of-control situation. — I first met and ran with James Huller (IG @hullerjames) at the Cape Fear 24 Hour race in October 2021. As we shared a couple of loops, James shared with me this crazy 200-mile race he began. As he spoke about the veteran suicide rate in the United States and…

When you begin to look at the dew point and the effect, it’ll change the way you run in the summer. — A couple of days ago, I got up early in the morning and went for a run when I thought I would escape the heat of the day. Later in the afternoon, I was struggling with re-hydrating and feeling exhausted. I began trying to figure out why and was talking…

Your running journey is you versus you so take your eyes off the stats. — The realization hit me the other day when I was staring at my Strava © stats and comparing them to some other runners. I kept looking at other people’s stats and was wondering why mine seemed so slow and uninspiring compared to all the other local Hampton Roads runners. Then…

In our hurried and harried world, we’d be better humans if we learned to rest first. — Have you ever had such huge, audacious goals that you awake in a fit of terror? Questions nag you and eat at every waking moment of your life as you painstakingly plan and prepare to take on an endeavor that terrorizes you. What have I missed? What else do I…

Gun control is only part of the violence problem in America, however. — I am a conservative, white male who votes Republican about 80% of the time. I know, it’s strange for a conservative to admit that he votes for Democrats about 20% of the time, but I actually vote for the best candidate. I also am in favor of private gun ownership…