2015 in Review: Ty’s Book List
I try to read a lot. While this blog is often reserved for all things running, I want to write today about a related but separate part of my life: [...]
Doha 2015: Part 3 – The Race
All smiles This is the moment – the first decision point. We’ve just passed 15km, the third of ten 5km loops at the 50km World Championships in Doha, [...]
Doha 2015: Part 2 – Welcome to Doha!
Team USA - Finally together and ready to race in Doha, Qatar at the 50km World Championships Arriving in Doha after 13 hours on the Qatar Air 777 [...]
Doha 2015: Part 1 – The Journey
December 1, 2015 - Day 1 – Somewhere Over the Black Sea What time is it? That’s what my body wants to know. It’s currently 1:45pm in Doha, 5:45am in [...]
Trujillo, 2013. Part 1: El Camino (On the Road)
Two years ago this weekend, I had what people refer to as a “breakout” performance, running 1’02’13 for 20km at the Media Maraton de Trujillo. This race validated the training [...]
Race Report: The Hartford Marathon
Sabado, 10 de Octubre, 2015 I wake up around 4:15am in the dark. After a small breakfast - some black coffee animal crackers – I relax until it’s time to [...]
Post 1: What’s Not to Like?
The smell. I could pick Quito’s smell out of a line-up – even among Latin American cities – with no problem. It hits me on the first morning of this [...]
Quito (Part 0): Here we go again
The morning starts off as so many do, just slightly earlier. Richard meows for his breakfast, I schlep myself downstairs for a cup of coffee, and, within an hour, my [...]
And now, for something completely different
For 10 months of the year, my partner refers to me as a running monk. As a professional distance runner, I live a life not unlike our cat, Richard Parker [...]
Grandma’s Marathon Report: 26.2 in the Rain
Huge thanks, as always, to the many, many people who made this possible - including but not limited to: my coach, Jon Waldron; my sponsors HOKA ONE ONE and STRIVE [...]