Matt's blog

Best blog EVER.... coming soon

January 27, 2012 3:37 PM

Thought I should give everyone a heads up that I will soon be unveiling the best blog ever on mckinney tree. So you should probably check the site every single minute for the next few days.

HAPPY (late) BIRTHDAY RILEY!!!

January 27, 2012 3:34 PM

Happy 2-day late birthday to you, Happy 2-day late birthday to you, Happy 2-day late birthday to RIIIIILEEEEEEEY, Happy 2-day late birthday to you. (and many more) :)

Thanks for the support!!

January 2, 2012 6:22 PM

Hey Guys - Thanks to everyone for following my miles over the weekend... knowing I had people watching kept me going through the grueling parts of the run! I was bummed that emails weren't working - that was a really cool feature - I too was surprised the organizers hadn't planned better for server issues. I did get a few emails before the server went down - I tried to save them till later in the race to keep me motivated. :) Overall though, the race was well set up. They offered plenty of food (mostly munchies - as you can imagine, "real" food will make you sick while running), and had a big screen TV up showing the statistics of all runners (laps run, miles run, placement, etc.). I gave myself a strict plan for this run -- go out very slow, and methodically pick away at each lap (each lap was a hair over 1 mile). The key was to not think about the totality of it all, but rather chip away at each lap. Staying relatively slow was a challenge in the first 10-12 hours, as there were plenty of people that took off "fast" (5mph or so is fast in these races).... but after 14-15 hours my patience paid off - one by one, runners slowed, took breaks, or quit. For the first half of the race I stuck around 14-12th place... but I slowly inched up in the night hours all the way to 3rd. In the final 5 hours, there were several runners that jumped back into the race - these guys/girls were running SO FAST compared to my slow jog - I was a bit worried that they would close the gap that took my hours to create between us. But, most of them ran 5-10 miles, and then quit again. I am so thankful to Brian and Karen for coming to the race, staying there all night, and pushing me through some of the hard moments!!! I'm not certain I could have endured without their presence and positive support. Needless to say, I'm INCREDIBLY SORE today. The evening after the run (last night), I had considered going to an urgent care facility for muscle relaxers and a wheel chair - I was completely immobile. Today, I'm able to walk, but its not pretty. :) Still, I say it is all worth the feeling of accomplishing something so challenging! Thanks again for following my crazy race!

Sesame Street Techno

November 21, 2011 10:15 PM

New Year's Possibility

November 17, 2011 10:20 PM

I'm CONSIDERING (only considering at this point) running another 24 hour race ... it's the same course I ran before (San Francisco), but it is being held on New Year's Eve this year. Check out the race link: http://www.coastaltrailruns.com/nyod_new_year_one_day.html If I DO end up running this, everyone and anyone is welcome to visit and watch the crazy show... Keep you posted

MCKINNEY RUN TROPHY

November 14, 2011 1:51 AM

For those unaware, Brian and I have been running every 'rock in roll' half marathon this year across the country. We have a run champ trophy that belongs to the victor of the last race. Brian gave a great showing last week in Savannah (Georgia), beating me convincingly. However, after today's race in San Antonio the trophy has come back to papa. Next race: VEGAS BABY YEAH!

SNAKES

November 4, 2011 4:22 PM

How many snakes does it take to make an office chair?

McK-BEATDOWN

November 3, 2011 6:44 PM

Upcoming half marathon race details: Who - Kris, Brian & Matt. When - Saturday. Where - Savannah, Georgia. What - Brian's next MCK-BEATDOWN.

Breaking in the Rubi

November 3, 2011 3:11 PM

A month ago I took a road trip to break-in my Rubicon --- prior to this, the jeep had only plowed over freeway pot holes. Here I am @ 10K feel elevation in Leadville, CO. I went with some experienced off-roading junkies, and was able to climb some terrain I didn't think was possible. All in all, it was a great 'roughing it' trip... both the jeep and I got through it with only minor scrapes and dings.... but afterwards I put the doors back on and headed for something more in my element - the drive from Colorado to LA conveniently passed through VEGAS.

Go Cards.. or Go Matt?

October 23, 2011 12:38 AM

Brian and I are in St. Louis for a half marathon this weekend..... but, CHECK OUT THE BLOOD FOUNTAIN!. I thought the city had heard about our race, and wanted to artfully display the anticipated BEAT DOWN Brian will receive. But, if I'm wrong, it may be in celebration of the Cardinals.. I'm probably right though. check it out:

YEE-HAW

October 16, 2011 3:16 PM

Hey Claire - loved your TX photos... I haven't been around there much, but I've spent most this year in Houston... stayed long enough that they gave me this cowboy hat. Yup, they do that.

New running shoes

October 16, 2011 2:41 PM

Check out the funky new shoes I got a couple weeks ago. I haven't decided yet if they are going to work well for long runs, but I've taken them out for a couple of short runs and have been walking around in them a bit; they definately work out different parts of your legs and feet -- S O R E!

Um, nice picture??

August 6, 2008 8:09 PM

OK, I liked the "eraser" image way better than the "loser" one. I guess the Eraser image was up a few months though, so it needed updating. Since I'm back for the meantime, maybe we can put up a normal picture again?? I say "we", but I mean Brian of course. Just got back from vaca in Thailand.. good times. But I'm back at work now, trying to get into the swing of things. Got a 50K race coming up in Malibu, and Shannon is planning to do teh 25K actually too. Should be hilly, but a good challange. http://www.trailrunevents.com/bd/index.htm

marathon

January 31, 2008 4:28 PM

So I'd better submit SOMETHING, if only to "unban" myself. Nothing too new really. I ran a PR marathon in OC... 3:23. not bad, but a big 13 minutes slower than what's needed to qualify boston. Good news is I felt good throughout, so I forsee Boston in my future.

results:
runraceresults.com/Event.asp?ID=RCOE2008

pictures:
www.brightroom.com

---- Other news - I'll be going to Thailand in Mid May for 3 months. I'm losing the business attire, and will be volunteer teaching in Koh Samui. I'll give more details as I know them, but should be a good time.

Hawkeye Rock (New Photo)

November 16, 2007 11:48 PM

Hawk Rock ... New photo via cell phone: