Run Challenges

Route 66 Challenge – FINISH

Published August 12, 2019

There’s no qualifying time
No pace you have to attain
No distance you must reach
The minute you start running
You’re a real runner
Let no one tell you differently ~ 𝔸𝕝𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕚𝕣 𝕁𝕠𝕟𝕖𝕤

2280 miles – length of the mother road: Chicago, IL to Los Angeles, CA

40 marathons (including 6 ultras)

24 states, 8 countries & FIVE continents

50 State FINISH (2nd time)

Challenge taken, miles logged, goal complete.

Couple months past my Memorial Day target – but no frown. Purpose met. Held me accountable the past 14 months. Check, done. AWESOME motivator!

Next 14 months? nothing VIRTUAL ‘bout this guy’s future

7 continent finish – November 2019 (Osaka, Japan)
North Pole ultra-marathon – July 2020 (Somerset Island, Nunavut)

AND… something HUGE in January (only 5 months away)

*TEASER* involves consecutive-day marathoning & globe-trotting travel 🌏🏃‍♂️❤️

: 2280 miles ✔️

: checkered FINISH

: final postcard journey

: every LOUISVILLE street

: 2nd USA Award

Marathon Calendar:

09/08/2019 Queen City Marathon (Regina SASKATCHEWAN)
09/14/2019 Breckenridge Road Marathon (Breckenridge, Colorado)
09/15/2019 Cheyenne Marathon (Cheyenne, Wyoming)
09/22/2019 Rock ‘n Roll Montreal (Montreal QUEBEC)
09/29/2019 Wachau Marathon (Krems AUSTRIA)
10/05/2019 Long View Marathon (Fort Collins, Colorado)
10/13/2019 Spokane Marathon (Spokane, Washington)
10/19/2019 Kansas City Marathon (Kansas City, Missouri)
11/02/2019 REVEL Mt Lemmon Marathon (Tucson, Arizona)
11/09/2019 Tunnel Hill 50-miler (Vienna, Illinois)
12/01/2019 Osaka Marathon (Osaka JAPAN)
12/15/2019 Dallas Marathon (Dallas, Texas)
12/28/2019 The Huff 50K (Albion, Indiana)

Global Running Day 2019

Published June 5, 2019

It’s not just for physical fitness, but for emotional and mental fitness, and really to be a part of something that is so much bigger than yourself ~ Deena Kastor, Olympian & American record holder

Global Running Day and ice cream? Heck yeah, sign me up! Runners Roost Ice Cream Social, first group run in weeks. New faces, new places. Good to get out & connect.

Google-mapped my route. Shorts, pair of Brooks, Jaybird tunes. 4 miles from our local Runners Roost. Why car-commute to Global ‘Running’ Day, right? 2 legs, will travel.

Harper Lake, Davidson Mesa Trail. Peeled off mile 5 & tagged a few new Louisville streets (on my way home). Every SINGLE Street – it’s a 2019 Louisville reality 😊

Happy Running! Dig this day, get out & move! ❤️

: Welcome to Harper Lake

: talk nutrition & eat ice cream

: every Louisville street

: Sis’ purple glow 💜

: same Wednesday (good to have options, thanks Bro)

summer weather, season change

Route 66 Challenge (May edition)

Published May 28, 2019

“As the leaves and waters fall, I must rise to the occasion.“

May 2019 update: GREAT food, self-reflection, much needed change in direction.

March’s 50-mile fail was a HUGE disappointment/BIG mental drain. Turned that frown/upside down in Milan ITALY. Pasta, fresh fish. GREAT sauces. Trains, boats. Chocolate. Milano Marathon, super experience. Returned home INSPIRED.

Break from my gym (6-month contract hiatus). Running outdoors: ‘Every LOUISVILLE Street’. No doctors, no meds. Year from professionals. Positive vibe requirement.

Happy friends, yes. Negative Nellies, see ya 2020. I choose ME. The JOY is back.

Route 66 Challenge. Memorial Day time goal missed. And missed by a bunch. 300+ miles short. It’ll still happen. I’ll finish the next 2 months, over Colorado summer.

Positives? 1900 miles completed. FOUR 50K finishes, first Half 2019. One state shy from marathoning all 50 – AGAIN. Wild West FINISH: June 2^nd in Deadwood, SOUTH DAKOTA!

Race ReCap: 4 marathons, 2 50Ks & our annual Bolder Boulder (of course). 5 different states & Milan ITALY.

Marathoning Streak: 66 months; EVERY month, FIVE+ years.

Mileage ReCap: ended May at 1913 miles (missed Memorial Day GOAL by 367 miles)