The Devil Made Me Do It

It probably doesn’t come as much of a shock to any of you but I like to run. Some may say I love to run. To see if others may be correct about my love for running, I looked up the definition of love. According to Webster’s Dictionary one of the definitions of love is […]

Blood, Sweat and Ratings! Where’s the Beer?

This past weekend I ran in my second race of the year which was aptly called Blood, Sweat and Beers. I admittedly participated in all three of those activities during or after the race. As you know, I use the term race loosely when describing my participation in these events. There are people who race […]

You Can Unring That Bell

I know this will come as a great shock but I was out on a run a few days ago. This is when a song came through my headphones and sunk deep into my consciousness. I normally allow my mind to wander wherever it wants to go when I’m running. On this day though this […]

The Untold Story of FDR and El Capitan

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) never climbed El Capitan. If he did and my fifth grade teacher Mrs. East failed to mention it, I would consider my entire educational career to be for not. I can’t imagine she failed to mention this, so we will go under the assumption that FDR never did conquer the great […]

Silver, the new Gold?

Previously on a Rock in Your Shoe we described the inspirational act of human determination portrayed by Julie Moss in the 1982 Ironman Championships. If you missed part 1, first off, shame on you and secondly, stop now and go read it. (We’ll wait)……………… Welcome back. Now that we are all on the same page, […]

Learning to Crawl after Trying to Walk

Part 1 I was recently recommended a short podcast that featured Julie Moss as the guest. This podcast recounted what made Julie famous and what was going through her mind during this event. Normally when an interview is done with someone successful questions are asked about their “big break” or when they knew they were […]

McConaughey and Michelangelo! Great Minds Think Alike?

Last weekend I was participating in a race called Beatty’s Backyard Beatdown Ultra Marathon. I’ve written about it before, so I won’t bore you with the details. One thing I’ll say is how great it was to be back out racing. It is always great to be around people who are there for the sole […]

6 FT? No Problem.

As we navigate through this interesting time many if not all of us have had to make some pretty significant changes in our lives. Many of these changes have been really life altering for your humble blogger. For example wearing a mask everywhere still feels a little dystopian, but I’ll do my part. Having the […]

Signs

I believe in signs, yes signs. Signs that something should end and something new should start. Signs that when a rock finds its way into your shoe you need to acknowledge its meaning without question. Recently there has been a need to reevaluate the direction of life and relationships. The trail community does this while […]

911, What’s Your Emergency?

A couple days ago I was on the Garmin website looking at a lot of cool stuff that I really want but probably don’t need. As I was scrolling through the watches armed with GPS, topographic maps, heart rate monitors, virtual fitness instructors and golf course yardage markers I stumbled into the rabbit hole of […]