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on our Waiting List. MIT Sloan informed me of this news “early” this “evening”. With between 5 and 25 people being accepted from a waiting list of 100 to 200 candidates, chances of admission are now worse than ever! Some people apparently made it to the waiting list without being interviewed. I’m not sure I [...]

I started the Bandera 50K this morning at 7:30 under perfectly clear skies and wonderful temperatures. Over 8 hours later, I crossed the finish line; ragged, worn, cramping with every step in my upper thighs and calves, but smiling. Check out the hill profile of this course if you’d like to understand why this course [...]

I told myself that if I were to get admitted to business school this year, I’d push my personal running distance record and enter an ultramarathon (an event longer than 26.2 miles). And after gaining admission to Wharton in Round 1, I wondered if I would really hold myself to this pledge. Knowing that I [...]

I am happy to report that I am on schedule this morning to drive to my first ultramarathon ever. In just a little over 4 hours, I’ll begin a 31 mile journey that could last over eight hours. Hopefully at the end will be a finisher’s medal and an empty green lawn chair. More news [...]

I decided to take advantage of the nice weather (temps in the 70s) and put in a good training run for my upcoming race this Saturday. I mixed it up with some more rugged terrain and the mostly flat and wide hike and bike path near downtown Austin. I did the 3.5 out and back [...]

For the first time in a long time, I seem to have figured things out again. After yesterday’s 13 miles, I decided to press my luck today and go for a trail run. I was interested to see if the varied terrain would help with my stride problems. I also wanted to figure out if [...]

To start the New Year off right, just as I have the past two years, I ran (well, walked quite a bit this year as I’m having problems with my feet … also started off a bit too fast) the 13 miles from the north to the south of town. Overall it was a good [...]