Author Archives: Marshall

127 Hours: Aron Ralston Movie Review

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Marshall

Could you do it? Would you do it? Cut off your arm to save your life? Of course you would. Because at our most vulnerable, and our most heroic, we all have the grit. It may take a while to summon the courage. We may fight the idea of doing what we know we must. But in the end, we’ll take on even the hardest thing when it means survival. That’s at least part of what “127 Hours” is about: having the cojones to do what you must even when it’s unthinkable. Continue reading →

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Posted in Expeditions, Excursions & Other Outdoor Explorations, Friends & Family, Mountaineering, Reviews | 7 Comments

Running the Country

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Marshall

… We hadn’t followed the presidential race closely (shoot, I never even heard of Joe the plumber until after we returned home later that month), as my 60-mile days had become all-consuming. Besides, I’d met all kinds of people along the way, from San Francisco to New York, and trusted that they would make a good decision about who would lead our country. Continue reading →

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Posted in Run Across U.S., SFO-NYC (2008) | 5 Comments

Training for Your First Ultra Run

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Marshall

An athlete from the United Kingdom sent me an email last week, asking about going from a current fitness level suited to 10K–15K trail runs to preparing to run the length of Hadrian’s Wall, an approximately 84-mile path along the ancient stone and timber fortification in northern England. He plans to do it in May 2011 to raise money for a UK-based charity, Help for Heroes, which gives aid to men and women of the armed forces. Continue reading →

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