November 14, 2011 Mike E. Catskill Mountains, Cycling, Hip Pain, Marathon, Running, Training, Trigger Points

#54: Life on the run can’t always be glamorous

What wild week it’s been: It started on Monday with a visit by Marshall Ulrich, endurance machine, to BaseCamp31 to talk about some of his adventures, run with a few of us and sign some copies of his book “Running on Empty” for those in attendance. For most folks running from coast to coast or achieving the “7 summits” (mountaineering) or competing in ALL of the eco-challenges just sounds crazy…..but to me it was inspiring. The guy is not only […]

October 31, 2011 Mike E. #36thMCM, Marine Corps Marathon, Running

#52b: the life of a pinball, part II

And now, page 2:When I wrapped up the first half of #52, I was standing in the lobby at an internet kiosk in downtown DC as my weary post-marathon passengers patiently looked on. Being the weekend’s chauffeur they extended me a few minutes of extra patience as I finished typing……but I could tell they were ready to hit the road.So where were we?Friday after cutting out of BaseCamp31 a little early we packed the truckster and piled 4 adults and 2 […]

October 24, 2011 Mike E. fuel, Ironman, Marathon, Marshall Ulrich, Running, Training

#51: I’ve committed (no, not “been committed”)

Last week I totally blew it. I realized on Monday that the “thing I was forgetting to do” (don’t you hate that feeling?) turned out to be my weekly blog. Oops. So I’m going to condense 2 weeks into one here. Soo much going on….so much to cover…..3 down, 1 scheduled, 46 to go…..OK, this could take a while. Will these guys be at the finish line? I sure hope so. I finally did it, I registered for my next […]

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