Ordinary Marathoner

Happy Valentine’s Day! Still reeling a bit from Saturday’s DNF, I needed to do something to prove to myself that the last few months of training weren’t a total loss… so I took an FTP test on the bike.

After a long weekend on the road, it’s nice to get back into the redecorated studio and do the Ordinary Daily. We got a snowstorm last night… so I got out and shoveled the driveway and wondered… am I the last person in the world without a snowblower? #FirstWorldProblems

No medals for me this past weekend at The Phoenix-Mesa Marathon. That’s right, I bonked way too early and decided the smart thing was to take myself out of the race. I’m still reeling a bit from the knock to my pride. But, in failure there are lessons to be learned. What went wrong? (Besides … Continue reading "Podcast #141 – Phoenix Marathon Recap"

Last year’s Phoenix Marathon turned into the Phoenix Half… where I decided pancakes were more important than pace. This year, though, I’m back. I’m not sure what to expect this Saturday given my preparation, but I may be a bit better off than when I ran Hartford a few weeks ago. What are my race … Continue reading "Podcast #140 – Phoenix Marathon Race Plan"

So much for keeping these podcasts at 10-mins. Today I recap the entire State of the Union – I’ll break it down sentence by sentence. Ok, skip that. Let’s talk about my upcoming marathon, what I’ve done so far to get ready, and how I risked sabotaging it by getting overzealous on the bike trainer … Continue reading "Podcast #139 – Ordinary Daily, Feb 6, 2019"

Apples, bananas, coconut water, sugar-free bacon, and nutpods… what was on your Super Bowl Sunday menu?

It’s great to have Melissa Kahn back on the program. After taking a bit of a hiatus from the running scene, she’s back in full swing with her Run, Heifer, Run! group and her latest venture, The Run For Your Life Podcast (the second best running podcast out there.) I think we basically cover everything: … Continue reading "Podcast #137 – Melissa Kahn"

Super Bowl Monday… the least productive day of the year. A little bit of a boring game last night, but a great training weekend for yours truly – a good bike ride and a good 5-mile run. I’ll continue tapering this week (I believe the great ones call it “Load Management”?)

This morning got away from me a bit… posting this later than usual. It’s been a busy week at the Ordinary Marathoner home office. But not too busy for my condescending Super Bowl prediction.

Ben Hinton is a dreamer… but in such a good way. Last time we had Ben on the podcast we discussed the freak accident that led to his traumatic brain injury. He could have given up. He could have sat on his ass and said screw it, and no one would have blamed him. But … Continue reading "Podcast #134 – Ben Hinton"