Posts Categorized: Miscellaneous

Weekend Wrap-Up – 02/21/2011

This past week (and weekend) was just crazy busy, but I still managed to find quite a bit of time to get out there and get it done.  Training went very well.  I mixed things up a bit by taking one night to do a shorter (2 mile), but faster paced run.  It was enjoyable… Read more »

Western Landscapes – Delicate Arch

When my wife and I married nearly four years ago I knew that I wanted our first vacation to be a trip out West.  My wife is originally from Maryland, and now lives in Missouri.  She had never been west of Missouri and I know that you haven’t lived until you have experienced the West…. Read more »

Andrew Skurka’s Alaska-Yukon Trek

If you haven’t heard of Andrew Skurka, prepare to have your mind blown.  Andrew is an adventure athlete, who is most well known for his solo long-distance treks through the wilderness.  His adventures are truly groundbreaking.  I first heard of and started following Andrew shortly before he began his “Great Western Loop” trip; a trip that… Read more »

The Ultimate Risk

“I was always a good adventurer. I was never afraid of risks. I always had a good philosophy about risks. The only risk is to waste your life, so that when you die, you say, ‘Oh, I wish I had done this.’ I did everything I wanted to do, and I continue to.” Francis Ford… Read more »

Weekend Wrap-Up – 02/07/2011

Well, this week was just “one of those weeks.”  Between a crazy schedule, lots of snow and ice, a minor injury, and some extra work and family commitments, there just wasn’t a lot of time for training or practicing this week.  That is, unless you count shoveling as training.  I got just one run in… Read more »