Sometimes, you need to signup for something even if you are not quite ready for it. This past weekend, I traveled to Indianapolis, Indiana with my wife to run the Monumental Marathon. We both ended up running great times in the marathon. Laura ran her best marathon time since 2012 and I had my best time since 2007, one year after my oldest son was born. Besides just running well, we also had a great weekend in Indianapolis, enjoying some of the great sights and restaurants throughout the city. For me, this marathon was an extremely emotional return to running. As I was running through the last quarter mile or…
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Accept the Difficult Invitation: Running the Mohican Trail Marathon on 5 Days Notice
A few months after graduating from college, I ran the Detroit International Marathon. This marathon is awesome because you get to start in the United States, cross over a bridge into Canada, and then finish back in the U.S.! Although this marathon was awesome, it was also the hardest physical thing that I ever did. Walking up and down stairs the next day became almost impossible. I didn't run for a couple of weeks afterwards and my legs felt sore for months. I honestly thought that I would never run a marathon again … and I was almost correct because it took me 2 years before I ran another one.
