Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, aka ‘Michelangelo’: the greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.

October 2018 update:  4 weeks, 4 marathons.  Top 2 times of 2018 posted – including a new Canadian PR on Prince Edward Island.  Diet on point, training miles met.  Never more than 225 previously, this month: 317 – THREE HUNDRED SEVENTEEN miles.

50 State Challenge, down to 9.  Canada 2020, on target – 4 provinces remain.

Only 75 days from my BIGGEST RUN ADVENTURE EVER!  Funds wired, flights booked, evac insurance purchased.  Santiago ✈ Puntas Arenas CHILE ✈️ Antarctica.

DREAM, execute, BELIEVE.  ANYTHING is POSSIBLE.

Race ReCap:  4 marathons, 3 time zones, 2^nd straight month both US & Canadian runs.

Minneapolis-St Paul, Minnesota’s Twin Cities; Canada’s smallest provincial capital: Charlottetown; casino-riddled Atlantic City, New JERSEY; and my 2^nd largest marathon EVER – Marine Corps, 26.2 miles thru Arlington (VIRGINIA) & Washington DC.

Marathoning Streak:  59 months; FIVE consecutive weekends

Mileage ReCap:  ended October at 915 miles (24 miles behind GOAL)

Everyone has the same 24hr day.  Prioritize.  Ruthlessly.  @alexisohanian

Marathon Calendar:

• 11/04/2018    Broomfield Trails Marathon (Broomfield, Colorado)
• 11/10/2018    Nashville Marathon (Nashville, Tennessee)
• 11/17/2018    Magnolia Marathon (Meridian, Mississippi)
• 12/01/2018    Falls 100 Trail Marathon (Falls of Rough, Kentucky)
• 12/08/2018    Kiawah Island Marathon (Kiawah Island, S Carolina)
• 12/29/2018    Run for the Ranch Marathon (Springfield, Missouri)
• 01/01/2019    Texas Marathon (Kingwood, Texas)
• 01/15/2019    White Continent 50k (King George Island, ANTARCTICA)

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.  So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor.  Explore.  Dream.  Discover.  ~ Mark Twain

September 2018 update:  3 marathons, year’s first DNS – missed my miles, by a bunch.

Physical not yet resolved (pancreas likely).  Biggest struggle: Mental.  Not knowing, dropping weight, no plan of action – just pills.  Pain meds & enzymes.  MRI in October.

“Cast all your anxiety on him because he careth for you.”  1 Peter 5:7

Worry isn’t gonna solve things.  One step.  Next day, another step.  And another.  And another.  Building on the positives.  Everyone has a story.  Life deals unexpected outcomes from time to time.  All part of the journey.  I’m not a victim.

SUPER SEPTEMBER.  Newfoundland, North Dakota & Maine.  #lucky in life

EVERY day of October I’m gonna move.  Good days, bad days, 2 miles minimum.  Stretch goal: 50 training miles AND a weekend marathon.  EVERY single week of October.

Don’t expect to wish the Physical away – but moving EVERY day of October, is a Plan.  Something I can control, step in the right direction.  Cooler October temps, all weather possibilities.  Easiest time of year to log miles, Autumn.  Can’t fail if you don’t try 🙂

Race ReCap:  3 marathons, 3 different time zones.  Huffin’ Puffin Marathon/St John’s NEWFOUNDLAND (my 5th Canadian province), Bismarck Marathon (NORTH DAKOTA) & the Maine Marathon (Portland MAINE).

Marathoning Streak:  58 months

Mileage ReCap:  ended September at 598 miles (142 miles behind GOAL)

Marathon Calendar:

• 10/07/2018    Twin Cities Marathon (Minneapolis/St Paul, Minnesota)
• 10/14/2018    Prince Edward Island Marathon (Charlottetown PEI)
• 10/21/2018    Atlantic City Marathon (Atlantic City, New Jersey)
• 10/28/2018    Marine Corps Marathon (Arlington, Virginia)
• 11/04/2018    Broomfield Trails Marathon (Broomfield, Colorado)
• 11/10/2018    Nashville Marathon (Nashville, Tennessee)
• 11/17/2018    Magnolia Marathon (Meridian, Mississippi)
• 12/01/2018    Falls 100 Trail Marathon (Falls of Rough, Kentucky)
• 12/08/2018    Kiawah Island Marathon (Kiawah Island, S Carolina)
• 12/29/2018    Run for the Ranch Marathon (Springfield, Missouri)

You have to fight through some bad days to earn the best days of your life.

August 2018 update:  BIRTHDAY month, good to be Colorado HOME.

Recommitted myself to process, completed my first 200+ mile month since Spring.  In like a LION, out like a LAMB.  Unexpected health change kinda sucked the wind outta my sails.

CAN – WILL – DO

Determined to maintain a strong fighting spirit all Fall season – my last busy run season.  Many new places, lotta friend/family faces.  Paring down the race schedule next 2 years.

Marathoning remains a passion – gotta CONTINUE the STREAK (almost FIVE years now) – but adventuring & my Faith is directing down another path.  Unknown.  Hoping that means lotta tall PEAKS & crazy heavy SNOW.  My faith is STRONG.

Race ReCap:  2 marathons (Mt Sneffels COLORADO, Area 51 NEVADA).  21 FINISHES (including 2 new CONTINENTS) with four months of 2018 left to GO!

Marathoning Streak:  57 months

Mileage ReCap:  ended August at 460 miles (89 miles behind GOAL)

Marathon Calendar:

• 09/03/2018    Huffin’ Puffin Marathon (St. John’s NEWFOUNDLAND)
• 09/15/2018    Bismarck Marathon (Bismarck, North Dakota)
• 09/23/2018    Cheyenne Marathon (Cheyenne, Wyoming)
• 09/30/2018    Maine Marathon (Portland, Maine)
• 10/07/2018     Twin Cities Marathon (Minneapolis/St Paul, Minnesota)
• 10/14/2018     Prince Edward Island Marathon (Charlottetown PEI)
• 10/21/2018     Atlantic City Marathon (Atlantic City, New Jersey)
• 10/28/2018     Marine Corps Marathon (Arlington, Virginia)
• 11/04/2018     Broomfield Trails Marathon (Broomfield, Colorado)
• 11/10/2018      Nashville Marathon (Nashville, Tennessee)
• 11/17/2018      Magnolia Marathon (Meridian, Mississippi)