WRONG, maybe

Today finds your humble blogger (if there is such a thing as a humble blogger) sitting on an airplane with almost 10 fellow travelers. To say it’s kind of odd is an understatement. It’s actually, perfectly odd. Sitting here in my own personal four row first class got me doing some wondering. I believe most […]

CLOSED!!! or NOT

I woke up this morning pretty excited to hit some trails. I didn’t have an exact plan of which one I would hit but I had a few in mind. The determining factor was going to be which one was open. See, there are people who decided it would be ok to close the desert. […]

I’m Here for Me

Here at a Rock in Your Shoe we like to write and discuss the many positive traits that people exhibit through athletic endeavours, life’s successes and life’s hardships. We have discussed determination, mindfulness, courage, adaptability, perseverance, self-discipline, grit and many others. We have learned through the possession of one or all of these traits the […]

It’s not Just the Two Of Us

Today’s post is little off the beaten path here at A Rock In Your Shoe. Today we are going to say hello for some and good bye for others to a musical legend. On Monday, March 30th we lost Bill Withers. Withers was born the youngest of six children in a town of 200 people. His […]

Your Louvre (LOOV)

As many of you have probably noticed there is an event currently taking place in our world. I’m not going to use the exact name because I swear if I hear it again I may go postal, no offense to my cousin Andy. This is without a doubt one of the weirdest times many of […]

But I’m the …..

You ever wonder why we do the things we do? I’m not talking about eating, breathing or watching Seinfeld reruns, you know all the necessities in life. I’m talking about the things we wake up everyday and choose to do. I’m talking about the things that make us, us. The things that people think of […]

When Synonym means the Opposite

Barrier. Hindrance. Drawback. Problem. No, I didn’t get hit in the head and start typing random words. Those words all have something in common. According to the Oxford dictionary those are all synonyms of the word obstacle. According to the great people at Oxford they are implying that an obstacle is a barrier, a hindrance, […]

When DNF’ing is Your Only Choice

This issue of A Rock In Your Shoe may have a similar theme as many before. I can’t help but discuss events that I find inspiring and motivating. Let me set the scene. I participated in a race called Beatty’s Backyard Ultra this past weekend. The race is based on Big’s Backyard Ultra in Tennessee, […]

Getting off the Ground

I think the last we spoke I was recounting the journey through Leadville, CO and the inspiration I lived through seeing my parents finish this insane challenge. That was an experience I will never forget. The training, the mental build-up, and the race itself are all etched in my memory bank. So is the finish, […]

It started with a kiss Part 2

Continued…. Leadville had commenced. The famed race that was designed for you to embrace pain and embrace possible failure. The trio crossed the start line and ran up 6th street. All three ran the same direction until they hit the horizon of the dreaded 6th street hill, one would head east, the other two west. […]