I know we’re not quite at the summer solstice, but we’re only a few days away. I was out running this evening around 10:30 after a long day. The sky had been cloudless all afternoon and through sunset at 9:30. The cloudless sky and late sunset coupled with a rising full moon made it so bright, and I thought about …
Another Endurance Evolution event is in the books. The weather was cool, bordering cold, drizzly and grey. But of all the runners out there today, I don’t think I heard a single one complain about the weather. Complaining about “the hill”, now that’s a different story. Overall it was a great day. No major issues on our end as race …
Even after over ten years of race directing, I still get stressed out before each race. The amount of stress, however, has significantly diminished over that same time. I think some of it is because I’m older, and have a different perspective about what I should really be stressed out about. And, most certainly I’m less stressed because I have …
It happened (or didn’t happen, I should say) yesterday: I missed writing a post for the first time in 82 days. I realized it this morning when I awoke and was still laying in bed. “Maybe I can just get up real quickly and write a quick post and call it good.” Sure, I could have done that, but I’d …
As I mentioned yesterday, I’m in Traverse City and it’s Glen Arbor Solstice race week. But these days I’m always working on Ironman 70.3 Traverse Citystuff, too. This week is no exception. Tonight (Tuesday) was filled with two township board meetings, and tomorrow morning is a road commission meeting. We’re getting ever closer to getting all the final official approvals …
This week I’m in Traverse City prepping for the Glen Arbor Solstice Half Marathon & 5K, happening this Saturday, June 15. I’m jamming out the final manuals for my course director, and will be packing aid station bins, first aid kits, and a box truck throughout the latter half of the week. When my buddy and former business partner, Eric …
A few months ago I started a free trial on Audible.com. Somehow I accidentally forgot to cancel before the trial period was over and all of a sudden received an email that said “your new Audible credit is here!” or something like that (on Audible, buying a book costs one credit). Listening to books has proven to be a great …
My all time favorite run in Traverse City is without a doubt McKinley Loop. The six mile loop starts at Traverse City Central High School and heads east down Eastern Ave. Then heads north (left) on Birchwood (also known as East Shore Rd.) and goes all the way out to McKinley Rd. When you hit McKinley you’re at about 2.5 …
Today in the life of this Ironman Race Director, I’m hashing out details for the signage plan for Ironman 70.3 Traverse City. Dozens of pre-event notification signs, race day signs, barricades, and hundreds (if not thousands) of cones. I’ve probably got too many screens going on here, but it’s great to have the touch interface of the Surface Go, and …
I’m nearing the end of reading Never Split The Difference by Chris Voss, and reflecting (No pun intended) on some of the key elements of the book. One of the principle tactics Voss describes from early on is mirroring. In a negotiation, mirroring is the simple act of repeating the last one to three words of what your counterpart has …