In training for the 2013 Route 66 Marathon, my Motorola S9-HD malfunctioned apparently because my sweat made it past the seals and damaged the internal components. Yeah, I sweat a lot. After fighting with cables again for far too long, I researched wireless options. Though the Motorola’s were pretty good, …
During a trip to Florida this past Summer, I decided I needed a case for my phone to protect it from the surf and sand. Based on absolutely no research, I purchased a Lifeproof case for my iPhone 4S and have been pleased with it ever since. It adds a …
In my morning procrastination ritual of browsing social media for news, I came across the article “Running Wild: Long Run Packing List.” The article is a fairly straightforward examination of the obvious requirements of a long run. Having only been in the running game for a few short years, I …
The marathon gods apparently do not know that the Sloth does not like cold weather. At the 2011 Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon, this Sloth endured low 40’s, lightning, high wind, rain, and even sleet over the 5 hour and 55 minute slog to the finish line. During last year’s Route …
As part of my training for the Route 66 Marathon, I planned to run more races to help practice race-day preparation and expose any problems with my nutrition plan. By the dearth of posts to this blog, you already know well how massively I failed at that task. Fortunately, I …
It was about one year ago that I began contemplating running the 2012 Route 66 Marathon. During the previous Summer, I had averaged 2-3 5k training runs per month with some cycling thrown in here and there. Needless to say, starting late in September left me very much behind the …
