I accidentally bandited a race (kind of). Monday January 12, 2026

I interviewed Zouhair Talbi yesterday. He ran a 2:05 and his wife ran a 2:35 in Houston. And that got me thinking about the fastest marathon couples.

I decided to go for a long trail run over the weekend. Turns out Frozen Gnome 50k was on the same day (and mostly the same route and at the same time as when I ran)

so I think the last of the things I bought while panic procrastinating at the end of last year have arrived. wish me luck

Ok so we've got so much to cover today!Unfinished business: add some weights to the shoe sheet that we didn't get to last timecheck for Running 2026 BingoNew business:so many unboxingsholiday recapcreate a new Running 2026 Bingo card

i'll be away from home the next two weeks I think, so this might be it. I've got tons to unbox and also I will have some questions about how you think I should do the Year End wrap up videos. Packages unboxed from:sauconybrooksmy manager

time to start training for my next race (it's coming up soon)

I ran Valencia. It went ok. AMAalso, I've got a ton of stuff to unbox. some i bought myself, others I will have to check whether there's an embargo packagesRabbit361merrelladidasmystery package 1mystery package 2

We had an early thanksgiving celebration in Iowa over the weekend, and it was a very Iowa weekend indeed. We tried some more of the food and gels from that care package that The Feed sent. And then we opened more packagesPackages unboxed: The Feed - RNWY, RAW Creatine, Precision Fuel GelsBook - Floris GiermanSaucony Triumph 23

almost to the taper, and I am finally getting runner's high again.also, i'm almost to the taper, so I rant about shoe boxes and running apparel questions. it's quite a day.

Taste testing a bunch of products that I got from The Feed last week. Some of them go over better than others. Swiss RX Happy TummyMortal Hydratino WatermelonFormulas Dream Shot nighttime recovery formulaPillar Triple Magnesium Professional Recovery pineapple coconutKyoku daily superfood breakfast shake