Olympic Games or Wine Tasting?

Marathon Junkie — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 21:22:56 +0000

Are the Olympic Games supposed to be the world’s best athletes or just a shabby 2 oz pouring of random “athlete” samples from each country? The 2012 top 20 marathon times in the world are held by Kenyans and Ethiopians according to the ARRS. Of the next 20, only [...]

Let Them Eat Cake

Marathon Junkie — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 03:07:30 +0000

Let Them Eat Cake. (begin highly opinionated rant)

In this day of high dollar entry fees where cheap shirts snag at the first sign of a finger nail, isn’t it about time WE tell these races to take their high dollar prize money events and shove ‘em up their ass. I have not been running [...]

Boston Bound…and Gagged.

Marathon Junkie — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:12:07 +0000

On Monday, April 16 we will celebrate 116 years of the Boston Marathon. Yet it was a mere 40 years ago that Bobbi Gibb became the first female to run and complete the race. But if you have money your gender or speed doesn’t matter any longer.

Bobbi Gibb hid in the bushes near [...]

A New World Record.

Marathon Junkie — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:01:45 +0000

My blogging has not set any records as of late but in my defense (weak-ass excuse) I have been a bit busy running and even doing some coaching. I’m also attempting to do ALL this while working the equivalent of a FULL TIME JOB! (ask me about this inside joke anytime)

Do My ‘Genes’ Make Me Look Fat?

Marathon Junkie — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 12:06:19 +0000

My ability to run relatively fast is NOT entirely dependent on the DNA of my parents. If that were the case then I must be one of the last members of the “perfect” race. Apparently my genetics are responsible for everything I have done in running. Accordingly, if you run slower than me, your genetics [...]

SHUT UP & RUN MORE!

Marathon Junkie — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 19:03:07 +0000

Throughout the past several years I have probably pounded my mantra of “RUN MORE” into the brains of a few thousand runners with facebook, twitter and now this blog. A rare few have questioned the meaning behind this “bumper sticker” for my life. When even slightly [...]

Quality vs Quantity.

Marathon Junkie — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:45:38 +0000

I realize that I might appear as a proponent of the quantity argument and perhaps my recent journey to Seattle to run 3 marathons in 3 days supports that argument. If not my, 43 marathons this year alone should smack the gavel on the case. At what point do we [...]

A race report: Runners could write it. RDs should learn from it.

Marathon Junkie — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 06:13:02 +0000

In one of the many dumb ass moments I have had in my life, after yet another craptastic marathon, I staggered to a grinding halt during a recovery run and growled: “I am done racing. I quit. I am retired.” One of my running partners scoffed and smacked me in back of the head with [...]

Winning!

Marathon Junkie — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 04:07:30 +0000

Winning! Winner! Wins! While there is a myriad of definitions for these terms it is typically associated with a single person or team in a competition. I admit that in our current societal “no kid left behind” and “give ‘em all a medal” mentality that many will define winning as simply a person who finishes [...]

Who wants more money?

Marathon Junkie — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 03:56:25 +0000

I am going to start printing my own money. I will call them Junk Bills. I have entered no less than 30 marathons this year and I feel like I am running paycheck to paycheck. I like eating ramen noodles, too. Did you know there is over 100 ways to cook [...]

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