CarbKiller on September 8th, 2010

Pretty cool huh? I know it’s a cruddy cellphone picture but you can’t argue with: or even The top medal is the 5th Anniversary medal of the Disneyland half marathon. The bottom medal rack filled with Coast to Coast medals for people who have done at least one race at Walt Disney World (half marathon […]

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CarbKiller on August 29th, 2010

According to my race ticker I’m 2 months and 4 days away from the Marine Corps Marathon. Two years ago the idea of doing a 1 miler was crazy to me and here I’m about to go 26.2. I still haven’t fully wrapped my mind around that one but I’m thinking the plane ride to […]

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CarbKiller on June 7th, 2010

Want to know where I was Sunday, May 30th? Lets try this word association-style. OJ Simpson White Bronco … Why YES! I was in Brentwood, California whose residents have spent the last 16 years rolling in wealth and trying to live down their notorious former neighbor. (It has been 16 years how scary is that?) For […]

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CarbKiller on June 2nd, 2010

The woods are lovely, dark, and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep. -Robert Frost I just completed my first double race weekend. I did a 5K on Sunday and a half marathon on Monday. I was mostly untrained. It was […]

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CarbKiller on January 17th, 2010

Please note we started this blog in 2008. October of 2008 to be exact. It started out as two friends whining about being fat and lazy. And races. And being Lazy. And medals. And diets. And medals. Are you noticing any repeats here? The operative word has become medals. At least in my view. So you […]

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CarbKiller on December 15th, 2009

So I have one of to add to And the race course? The one they originally described as Changed considerably without notice. My previous blog map was the updated trail but reality looked like: One disclaimer. The race course was something like 13.3 according to my GPS watch. I forgot to mark my location at […]

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CarbKiller on December 13th, 2009

Running a race is a lot like a final exam. You can’t just show up and expect to pass unless you’ve put in some kind of effort. Some people prepare for months and sleep deeply at night secure in their efforts. Others realize 24 hours beforehand that 80% of their overall grade is riding on […]

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CarbKiller on November 19th, 2009

Well, October came and went and I finished another race. It wasn’t until this week that I received my reward. Let me tell you if you thought waiting for Christmas morning was painful as a kid, waiting 4 weeks to receive a medal you went 13.1 miles for is pretty excruciating! Still without further ado […]

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CarbKiller on March 8th, 2009

apologies in advance for the poor image quality… I’d like to announce the arrival of a lovely surprise Why yes you DID see that correctly. I know, it makes me want to giggle. Yes, I have FINALLY received my medal. I’m sure the people at Surf City have been hoping for this day for the […]

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CarbKiller on February 12th, 2009

They call it “The Happiest Race on Earth” at least that’s what it says on the bottom of the medal you score for managing to finish the course in under 3:30. As far as I’m concerned the jury is out. All I know is I saw this  It is SHINY And I like shiny. The question […]

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