My son Matt has autism. Most of those who follow this blog already know that. Yet it is precisely because of his autism that I feel the need to occasionally highlight his accomplishments; even if those accomplishments sometimes fall into the realm of becoming routine. This past week, Matt made honor roll at school, moved…
Almost four months ago, I last wrote about Matt and his autism and his progress and school. At the time there was 15 days remaining in fifth grade and I could not wait to see his final report card. His first full year of complete immersion into a mainstream classroom was coming to an end…
This blog is supposed to have a focus on what it’s liking raising a son with autism. I’ve gotten away from that lately and I apologize. Last night I was told there were 15 days left in the school year. Fifteen days left in not only grade 5, but also full integration from day one…
Recently a friend of mine attempted to plant a bug in my ear about the upcoming Rangar Relay here in Arizona (scheduled for November 1-2, 2019). Honestly, I’m not all that familiar with Rangar myself except that it’s something like a 100+ mile relay done by teams of 8-10 people. My immediate response was a…
For a couple of reasons, I’ve long said that that my favorite obstacle course race was the Terrain Race in Flagstaff back in 2016. It was the debut of The Muddy Millers and it was on that day that the twin sons jumped up from the half-mile Mini-Monkey race to the full 3.1 mile big…
A few weeks ago a fellow Spartan suffered a heart attack while on the course in Chino Valley, California. Though fellow racers and emergency personnel worked to resuscitate him, their efforts proved to be in vain. He passed away soon after. His name was Brian and his bib number was #1741. This racing season, Spartans…
Seems as if it has become somewhat customary to jot down a few pre-race thoughts with an upcoming OCR (obstacle course race). This is not a rah-rah, beat-my-chest, let’s-kick-some-ass type post. Just some random thoughts going into Sunday’s Spartan Super. It has been two years since I last ran the Spartan Super (an 8+ mile,…