Michael’s fall training was a disaster. He spent the summer as a cashier working at Yellowstone National Park. The set up, on paper, was perfect. He was at 8,000 feet, he had endless trails to train on, and he could spend time with his girlfriend. Jess is a year younger than Michael. She still [...]
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The Road to the Trials: A Story Part 2
Posted in Story, tagged 7 Mile Hole Trail, Canyon Village, Cubs, Fiction, Grizzly Bear, Half Marathon, Sow, Yellow Stone National Park on August 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Road to the Trials: A Story–Part 1
Posted in Story, tagged 2012 Olympic Marathon Trials, Brain Sell, Fiction on July 31, 2008 | 1 Comment »
“It’s dark out; I’m not getting up yet”. He walked into the bathroom, took a prodigious piss, and then plopped back into bed. Laying in bed images of the run he would do in a few hours fleetingly crossed his mind—he could hear the wind bellowing outside. It’s going to be cold he mused as [...]
