The Stubborn Tortoise

I was fortunate to interview Kenneth Anderlitch in December 2022, shortly after he spent 19 days running 840 miles across Texas to raise almost $57,000 for Pay it Forward SA. This organization provid…

I read ⁠an article⁠ about how running clubs in New York City are overrun (ha ha) with singles looking to meet others. The problem is, the subjects said, these clubs are almost as useless as dating ap…

I have been attempting to recommit to running/power hiking for about a year and a half. This time, I am getting serious. I miss spending hours on my feet on weekends. I've been committed to running/h…

It's been a minute. I recap my trip to Florida. Despite my absolute love for where I used to live, I realized this week I can't go back. But, it will be a nice place to visit. Running on a beach is n…

My return to running is not the stellar triumph I'd imagined, but it's there. And I don't suck as bad as before.

Stories about the impending trip to Florida, smoke detector nonsense and the death of …

After six or so weeks, I am back at the podcasting thing. And the running thing, too.

It's been a nice break but I'm glad to be back. I have pretty much restarted running from scratch. (Like, I'm in …

I've been doing this thing almost every week for close to five years. Admittedly, I've hit a wall: I'm not running, racing or volunteering like before, and it is getting to be a challenge to find wee…

This is such a fun chat with two of my RGV friends, Coach and Hundo. They drove 38 hours straight from Mission, Texas to Marlboro, Mass. on April 11. By the 13th, they were setting up 10-foot-long in…

Robert Gonzales ran his first 50K about a month ago.

He is 74 years old.

He had a mishap during that race that later required surgery, but he finished the race in 8:47, well ahead of others much youn…

I had Easter lunch with my friend, Jessica. Over the course of our conversation, we agreed to do the Wild Hare 50K in November. We also agreed to hold each other accountable in our respective trainin…

I have talked to my fair share of gritty runners, but Lisa Tuckwood may be the grittiest.

Maybe it's her background in the Army or maybe it's just how she is, but regardless, Lisa is one tough lady.

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After years of running at Colorado Bend State Park at night, I finally got to see it during daylight hours. It's almost more gnarly because you can see stealth rocks that catch your toes, the narrow,…

Two of my San Antonio Off-Road-Running friends joined me this week to talk about completing their first 100K (62 miles).

What sets this effort apart from others is that they tackled it under extraord…

Kate Motsko and I share a common conceit: we've both received the Spirit of Dan Keitz award, the highest honor bestowed by Tejas Trails. I won it in 2022 (and had no idea that it existed) and Kate go…