On Saturday afternoon, after getting the refrigerator working again and half fixing a half-broken washing machine, I finally got out for a run. The temperatures were in the low 40′s but the 20 to 40 mph winds were making it feel much, much colder. Over the course of 8 miles I felt like I was [...]
Archive for February, 2012
Spark
Posted in boston marathon, motivation, tagged Boston, BQ, highs, lows, marathon training, motivation, running, spark, Sugarloaf, training on February 28, 2012 | 9 Comments »
The Closer
Posted in motivation, New York City Marathon, Odd Ball, other, racing, tagged baseball, Boston, closer, eckersley, finish, marathon, new york, papelbon, rivera on February 27, 2012 | 5 Comments »
Eck. Mariano. Pap. …Luau. That could’ve been me on that list if only my father had put a baseball in my hands when I was little. I’m not particularly gifted athletically, but being left-handed, all I really had to do was get the ball over the plate and I’m sure I could’ve been a major [...]
Priorities
Posted in motivation, other, tagged autism, boston autism walk 2012, Priorities, running, Vermont 50, walking on February 17, 2012 | 2 Comments »
At this time last year I was nervously laughing at my friend Doug, who was trying to convince me to follow through on a promise to run the Vermont 50 with him. I had made that promise during a moment of idiocy, immediately regretting my words the moment they flew out of my mouth. There [...]
I Want You!
Posted in motivation, other, Uncategorized, tagged 13.1 Boston, Autism Speaks, autism speaks walk, Half-Marathon, marathon series, running, Team Up! with Autism Speaks on February 14, 2012 | 29 Comments »
Last Saturday I had the honor of attending the Boston Autism Speaks Walk Awards Dinner. It was an evening filled with inspiration and hope. While there I spent some time talking with Erica Giunta, head of the Massachusetts chapter of Autism Speaks. She was excited to tell me that Autism Speaks and the 13.1 Marathon [...]
Super Sunday 5
Posted in motivation, race recap, racing, tagged race recap, race report, racing, running, Super Sunday 5, supersunday on February 9, 2012 | 5 Comments »
My very first road race was the SuperSunday 5K/10K – all the way back in 2009. I had no idea what I was doing and it showed. I entered the 10K and finished in a respectable 46:58. The following year I entered it again (again in the 10K) and ran what was probably my best [...]
Oxygen Mask
Posted in health, motivation, tagged Bloggers, guest blogger, guest post, oxygen mask, oxygen mask project, philosophy on February 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I am very happy to say that you can find me today over at the Oxygen Mask Project – the concept that these bloggers have put together jives completely with my philosophy here at Run Luau Run. Please take a moment to check out the many great posts they have put up (including mine!). http://oxygenmaskproject.com/2012/02/06/be-selfish/









