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My comments on previous post “Jeff’s marathon” I am not the only person who has a loved one fighting for his life right now. As I have shared Jeff’s story I have been touched by so many of you sharing similar stories… of those who still fight and of those we have lost. It is…
DetailsGuest blogpost: Jeff Goad’s thank you letter after finishing the Chicago Marathon. What an experience! My wonderful brother Brad and I crossed the finish line in 5:55:18, but more importantly, thanks to all of you we raised nearly $3,700 for MMRF! This was the 10th time that I have crossed the finish line for a…
DetailsThe good news: I set a personal record in the 5K (24 minutes) and the 10K (49 minutes) this morning. The bad news: those are not the races I was running today. All I had to do was run a 9-minute pace for 13.1 miles and I would reach my goal of beating 2 hours…
DetailsWhat a difference a year makes. What a difference courage makes. It was June of 2010 when my brother Jeff first used the word cancer in a phone call. “I’ve got multiple myeloma and I have to start treatment immediately.” I responded with optimistic strength in my voice, encouraging him to beat it. After we…
DetailsGather round young whippersnappers. In the old days, Disney theme parks used to sell paper tickets for rides throughout the Magic Kingdom. When I was eleven years old, I remember my parents buying a pack for each of us, with tickets marked A through E. The E-tickets were for something really awesome like Space Mountain.…
DetailsI just love Scottish festivals – the wail of the bagpipes, the highland dancing, the heavy games, the sheep herding dogs and cold beer on a hot Labor Day weekend. This year, there was one moment that stuck with me more than the rest, and it happened during the grandstand ceremony. For the first time,…
DetailsI learned this in 6th grade science class. When an animal in the wild is face to face with a predator about to eat him, one of two instincts will take over – fight or flight. The animal will stand and fight, or take flight and escape (by running, flying, swimming, whatever.) Even curling up into…
DetailsI play mind games to motivate myself on long runs. Coach Jeff Galloway encourages this practice to keep your right brain engaged and your left brain from talking you out of reaching your goal. When you hit mile 18 in a marathon, it can become all out war between the hemispheres. One of my favorite…
DetailsJust who do you think you are?! This phrase was a playground taunt when I was a kid. Alpha male gets challenged for supremacy in the pack. Alpha male backs down challenger by tapping into the doubt and uncertainty swimming in the challenger’s head. What this phrase really translates to is “Apparently you don’t know who I…
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