“Having a true faith is the most difficult thing in the world. Many willtry to take it from you.” -Steve Prefontaine As a runner having faith is one of the most important things you can cultivate. A faith in yourself, your mental toughness, your physical prowess. Faith in your trainers and coaches, your doctors, your…
Category: racing
Clock Blocking
There is a silent pace killer out there. It’s real and it’s plaguing races of all distances and disciplines across the globe systematically adding precious seconds to would-be PR’s around the world. Until recently, this epidemic had no name… it just was this thing no one wanted to talk about but no one could continue to…
The Face of a Spartan…
Spartans are a different breed. I know because I’ve met them and raced beside them. I ran the SoCal Super Spartan, a brutal 8 mile obstacle race on February 25th in Temecula, CA and found out first hand that Spartans don’t break when things get tough or when there seems to be no hope and…
Racing the Spartan
On a cold, dark, wet morning, over a thousand miles from home, while horribly under-dressed and with a fractured foot in the mountain trails of Southern California I became part of an experience that would help define me as an athlete, would challenge me with every rugged step and ragged breath, and would earn me…