Today was the 2011 Potomac Heritage 50k and another notch was added to the WUS belt of wins.  Warm sunny weather and colorful trees provided pleasant conditions for all of the runners.  Keith Knipling won handily in an unofficial time of 4:49.  Keith stayed on course and opted not to include any race “challenges” into his […]

Well folks… the move is just about here.  Next Saturday Gaby and I load up a big ol’ truck and head southwest for the greener, rolling environs of Charlottesville, Virginia.  It’s been a good run living in D.C.  10+ years of city livin’ to be exact.  Can’t say I won’t miss my running buds up this way […]

Shadowy sidewalks, marked under alien street lamps and deciduous tree color delivered WUS to the track.  The odd sensation of concrete, not dirt, under feet foretold of things different.  It was yet 7:15pm, though as dark outside as the deepest cave.  The temperature, crispy.  Here again, on routine October visitation, our friendly acquaintance, fall, gracing […]

One course.  One day.  One champion.  Either your head is in the game or it’s not.  Either way, see you Tuesday.  Or not.

Let go of the computer’s mouse at the desk.  Remove fingertips from the keyboard.  Relax face muscles, shoulders.  Unclench your toes.  A journey begins.  To a time not far removed from the here and now, to places we know, we love, we honor.

It is an otherwise unremarkable Tuesday, 2006, during a remarkable month, September, […]