It wasn’t supposed to happen like this. There were more trips for my mother and father to take together. There were more summer days we were supposed to spend together as a family at the beach. We had more baseball games to see together. More races at which my Dad could cheer for me as […]
Author: David
Catch and Release Morality
The One Truckee River‘s “River Stories” contest pushed me to finally write down one of my favorite memories of the thousands of hours I’ve spent on the Truckee River with a fly rod. Thank you for awarding my submission the first place prize. Catch and release morality gave way in the fading September light. I casted to […]
13 New Year’s Resolutions for the Newly Elected
Congratulations on your recent swearing in! At this point in January, you’re well on your way to retooling your habits and accomplishing goals, but I’ll submit a few more for your new year as a newly-elected public official: 1. Determine: “What do I want to accomplish?” You have a perfect block of 365 days ahead […]
Seattle Marathon: Experience the Course Via Video
I’ll kick off 2014 (Happy New Year!) on this blog with one final Seattle Marathon post, this video from a runner dedicated enough to carry a video camera 26.2 miles on an extender: For those of you who read my race report, you’ll see the Ginger Bread Man at 3:28, and the Galer Street hill […]
Seattle Marathon 2013 Report
Ever since the first forecast of race day was posted, I was certain I was going to learn first-hand how running 26.2 miles in Seattle on December 1st could be a truly epic, if not downright miserable, experience. Indeed, even the forecast one day prior pointed to a twin event that lead me to melodramatically […]
For love of the mountains
With my marathon done (report coming soon!), a few inches of snow here in Reno, and plenty more in the mountains, I’m longing for summer already, and a return to the trails I love running high above Lake Tahoe. For now… a running video will have to do. Sarah Ridgway – Mountain runner from Polished […]
#RunSeattle: Lay of the Land
One more pace run (10 miles @marathon pace -20 seconds per mile) tomorrow morning, and then some miles in the week to pretty much keep me from going nuts, and then it’s game on, 26.2 miles at the Seattle Marathon. Thank you all who have donated to the Conservation Lands Foundation in honor of my […]
#RunSeattle: Almost Here!
For the past 18+ weeks, and some mileage build up weeks before that, I’ve been training to run the Seattle Marathon. This marathon, on December 1st, will be my second, but most importantly, I’m running this as a charity race for the Conservation Lands Foundation. If I haven’t had a chance to tell you about […]