28 September
2026
17 September
2026
Alpharetta Mayor’s Corporate Challenge 5K
The race starts at 6:30 PM! It was 88 degrees, and the sun was bright. The route had some really steep hills. Took all I had to finish it. 32 minutes 8 seconds. Ranked 216th in a field of about 724 runners.
There was a time when I used to do these in about 23 minutes. Old age extracts its price, I guess!!
22 August
2026
5K in Big Creek Trail
9 August
2026
Ran for a cause today
Joined many others in this morning’s 5K walk/run to support GORA Foundation whose mission is to rehabilitate and rehome abandoned and abused animals.
25 July
2026
There is a reason it is called a “Run”way
You saw the toddler learning to crawl on the runway. She was adorable.
You have probably seen models walk the runway. They are elegant.
Now you get to see a runner run the runway. He was… difficult to watch.
Evenings are not my ideal running time. It was hot, humid, and I was painfully slow. But I was determined to complete three end-to-end trips on the runway, a little over 1.5 km each way.
So, I can now proudly add another completely unnecessary achievement to my running résumé. Right next to “Ran the original Marathon route of Phidippides” (back in 2015), I can now claim, “Ran a 5K on a live airport runway.”
My running logbook may be fading with age, but at least it is getting weirder.
24 June
2026
5K in Asheville
23 June
2026
But why???
23 June
2026
Scene from my run this morning
11 June
2026
We both lined up at the Greenway Trail for a 5K race
2 June
2026
What was different today?
I went for my usual morning run today. Usually, I am a bit tired after the run. For some reason, today was different. During the run, I felt a bout of irrational exuberance come upon me and ran sub-10-minute miles for the first time in a long time. More importantly, after the run, I felt less tired and more energized. What gives?
I think I will go back to sleep and wait for this feeling to wear off!
