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There is a sweet spot on a bat, there is that hole in one in golf. And most have even felt the elation during graduation or a child's birth. But these all pale in comparison to the natural high experienced at the end of an all out 26.2 mile sprint.

Whidbey Island Marathon along the Puget Sound.

I race and run in anything with a marshmallow ride. Typically Adidas or Nike

100 Marathons and 43 states to date.

Just a few wins and places. IN 2006: Run 4 the Ranch 12/31/06 Springfield MO 2:48:18 Christmas Marathon 12/23/06 Olympia WA 2:52:42 Pig Tails Flat Ass Marathon 12/22/06 Renton WA 2:37:52 Kiawah Island Marathon 12/09/06 Kiawah Island SC 2:37:50 Baton Rouge Beach Marathon 12/02/06 Baton Rouge LA 2:41:15 North Central Rail Trail Thon 11/25/06 Sparks MD 2:37:30 Oklahoma Marathon 11/18/06 Tulsa OK 2:42:58 Harrisburg Marathon 11/12/06 Harrisburg PA 2:45:14 NYC Marathon 11/05/06 New York NY 2:49:54 Polar Treadmill Marathon NYC 11/03/06 New York City NY 2:58:37 Ridge to Bridge Marathon 10/30/06 Morganton SC 2:55:09 CHICAGO MARATHON 10/22/06 CHI-TOWN IL 2:59:08 Indianapolis Marathon 10/21/06 Lawrence IN 2:48:51 Columbus 10/15/06 Columbus OH 2:47:07 Towpath Marathon 10/08/06 Hudson OH 2:54:54 Johnstown YMCA Marathon 10/01/06 Johnstown PA 2:48:53 Pocatello Marathon 09/02/06 Pocatello ID 2:42:41 Self Transcendence Marathon 08/25/06 Nyack NY 2:49:41 Silver State Marathon 08/20/06 Washoe City NV 2:44:51 Paavo Nurmi 08/12/06 Hurley WI 2:46:06 Franki Maier Marathon 08/05/06 Juneau AK 2:43:31 Carrollton County Charity Races 07/30/06 Saginaw MI 2:45:48 Gateway to the Pacific 07/23/06 Elma WA 2:54:59 Paul Bunyan Marathon 07/16/06 Bangor ME 2:41.39 SeaFair Marathon 07/09/06 Bellvue WA 2:45:59 Foot Traffic Flat Marathon 07/04/06 Sauvie Island OR 2:32:28 Pacific Crest Marathon 06/24/06 Sun River OR 2:48:09 Mayors Land of the Midnight Sun 06/17/06 Anchorage AK 2:44:39 Lake Placid Marathon 06/11/06 Lake Placid NY 2:34:39 Sunburst Marathon 06/02/06 South Bend IN 2:34:18 Coeur D'Alene Marathon 05/28/06 Coeur D'Alene ID 2:37:58 Delaware Marathon 05/21/06 Wilmington DE 2:34:21 Lake Geneva Marathon 05/13/06 Lake Geneva WI 2:42:11 Avenue of the Giants Marathon 05/07/06 Eureka CA 2:35:30 New Jersey Marathon 04/30/06 Long Branch NJ 2:37:29 Katrina Relief Marathon 04/23/06 Clinton MS 2:45:59 Boston Marthon 04/17/06 Hopkinton-Boston MA 2:48:16 Charlottesville Marathon 04/15/06 Charlottesville VA 2:48:37 Eisenhower Marathon 04/08/06 Abilene KS 2:40:03 Whidbey Island Marathon 04/02/06 Coupeville WA 2:44:19 Ocean Drive Marathon 03/26/06 Cape May NJ 2:43:32 Cherry Blossom Marathon 03/18/06 Macon GA 2:53:20 Piney Point Marathon 03/12/06 Piney Point MD 2:39:40 Sarasota Marathon 03/05/06 Sarasota FL 2:31:34 Cowtown Marathon 02/25/06 Ft. Worth TX 2:36:24 Pensacola Marathon 02/19/06 Pensacola FL 2:38:09 Valentine's Day Marathon 02/12/06 Millersvania State Park WA 2:37:28 Tybee Island Marathon 02/04/06 Tybee Island GA 2:41:08 Callaway Gardens Marathon 01/29/06 Pine Mountain GA 2:39:27 Orlando Xtreme OffRoad Marathon 01/21/06 Orlando FL 2:36:28 Mississippi Marathon 01/14/06 Clinton MS 2:41:30 Texas Marathon 01/01/06 Humble TX 2:52:00

Anti-perspirant on the feet will prevent blisters on the run.

1997 ASC Championships. Long story...but a great memory.

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