Wednesday March 25th - Spa day! Much needed too. Trip to the Dead Sea today after practice. Dude, I float. I've never floated, I sink like a rock usually. It was awesome, well novel anyway. And the mud there is heavenly. Greatest mud pit I've ...

Jordan Tuesday March 24th - So we're here, in Amman, Jordan. As it happens, Jordan is almost halfway around the world and takes a long time to get to. Who would've thought? For me it was about 25hrs of travel. Really not that bad overall, everything on...

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I seem to be at a crossroads in my running as of late.  It’s that awkward period after you put forth a huge effort to maximize your potential and nothing is the same as it was before. I’ve tried to put last year behind me, my failure (...

It was about this time last year, mid spring when the mountains are still under feet of snow and summer seems like it should be just around the corner but it’s actually still so far off that you’re trying not to think about it. Thinking abo...

It's pissing rain outside on the eve of one of the best experiences one can have as a long distance runner. Unfortunately it hasn't been pissing enough. The WXC course, while tough, it's not all that muddy. The locals that I've been coaxing to get out ...