Thursday, February 5, 2026

Its Been 20 Years Since I Ran Across America Alone to Keep a Promise

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It was 20 years ago when I was in the process of training to run solo across America to keep a promise to a group of elementary children. In...
Wednesday, August 6, 2025

110,000 Feet of Elevation Gain (Nearly 4 Times Mount Everest's Height)

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I was recently asked what the total elevation gain was for my 2006 solo run across America from Cannon Beach, Oregon to Cape Henlopen State ...
Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Coast-to-Coast Running Attempts are Losing "Adventure" Challenge

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I first attempted to run across the United States in 1986 at the age of 21. That was nearly 40 years ago and that attempt ended with an inju...
Tuesday, May 13, 2025

It Has Been A Week Of College Graduations... Travel... and Joy!

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What a wonderful week it has been! My youngest son, Brian, graduated from Northern Arizona University and my beautiful stepdaughter, Hannah,...
Tuesday, April 29, 2025

My Annual Blood Panel Results Are In! Overall, Very Good For Age 60.

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I turned 60 years of age earlier this month and last week I had an annual blood panel, as well as a colorectal screening (which was negative...
Monday, April 7, 2025

My Youngest Son Completes His First IRONMAN Half Triathlon

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My youngest son, Brian, recently completed his first IRONMAN Half Triathlon in Oceanside, California. Competing in the 25-29 age division, ...
Friday, April 4, 2025

60 Laps Around The Sun... and Countless Blessings to Recall

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It's official. Today, I'm 60 years old. It's a milestone that has certainly captured my attention. Most birthdays just pass by ...
Thursday, March 20, 2025

Easter: The "Feast of Feasts" and "Solemnity of Solemnities"

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Easter is one month from today! As I pray and prepare lessons in my office at St. Charles Church, I am reminded of what the Catechism of the...
Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Heading Into 2025 With Some Relatively Easy Cycling Plans

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I was a Sophomore in college back in 1985 when the movie Back to the Future came out. Back then -- as a 20-year-old -- I viewed Marty McFl...
Monday, December 2, 2024

What Exactly is Heroism? Is it Strength... Endurance... Patience?

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In his book  Job: A Man of Heroic Endurance,  Charles R. Swindoll examines what Job’s sufferings can teach us about humanity and faith. In S...
Friday, November 8, 2024

I Do Not Need Kudos In This Life

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I’m just a few months away from reaching age 60 and wanted to make a social media post simply to state that I do not need "kudos"...
Thursday, September 12, 2024

Cycling 43 Miles in 4 Hours in Indiana on the Great American Rail-Trail

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The Great American Rail-Trail is the nation’s first cross-country multiuse trail, stretching more than 3,700 miles between Washington, D.C....
Thursday, January 11, 2024

How Well Are You Aging? Do You Know Your 'Fitness' Age?

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Yesterday, the Washington Post published an article titled How Well Are You Aging? How to Discover Your 'Fitness' Age . According t...
Monday, January 1, 2024

Born in 1965 and Still Running Forward in 2024

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Here we are... the year 2024. This is a leap year and I'll be leaping into the final year of my 50s. As a father of adult children and a...