I was sitting in Whataburger, enjoying a post-race reward of beef and fries, when my iPhone chirped. It was a text message from my friend and head coach Patton,…
Tear It Up (2010 Michelob Ultra Katy 5K)
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Runner's Lent (2010 Dallas Rock 'n' Roll Half-Marathon)
My iPhone chirped loudly at 4:00am, one hour before my scheduled wake-up time. I was sleeping on my back; now I was staring at the ceiling of my…
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Why I Run #2
This was the turnaround for my run today. Despite the need to get home, I wanted to keep going forward. Despite the burning pain in my Achilles tendons, weak from…
Why I Run #1
I ran down Silverado, as I normally do every other morning, working on a routine 40-minute loop. Although a mess of a road to navigate due to sidewalks that…
The Yellow Group (2009 Dallas White Rock Half-Marthon)
I turned left onto the Katy Trail. Mile 10 out of 13.1. I didn’t need my Garmin to tell me I was running a tad bit behind, less…
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Raising Cane's Rocks My Lame Ass
Awhile back, I waxed poetically about the manna from heaven that is Cane’s Sauce. This was picked up by the Raising Cane’s Twitter account, and I was later…