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About Me

This is my buddy Tim Borland and I am his trainer. In September he will embark on a journey to be the first person to run 63 consecutive marathons in the same amount of days while pushing a jogger. I encourage you to check out the A-T Cure Tour cause at www.atcp.org.

"People die. That truth is so disheartening that at times I can't bear to articulate it. Why should we go on, you might ask? Why don't we all just stop and lie down where we are? But there is another truth, too. People live. It's an equal and opposing truth. People live, and in the most remarkable ways. " -Lance Armstrong

"True confidence resides in humility" - Me

"One day if I do go to heaven~ I'll look around and say, 'It ain't bad, but it ain't San Francisco. " -Herb Caen

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Anyone in my generation without a sense of entitlement... Too often I see and hear those who complain about what they don't have, when in fact they have the resources to have it all but are too slothful or cowardly to do so.

Music:

Too much to list. Right now I'm into Muse, K-OS, Regina Spektor, Lily Allen, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Joss Stone, Kanye West, Thievery Corporation, Buddy Guy and John Mayer.

Movies:

Movies like Rudy, Seabiscuit, and Prefontaine... Anything about overcoming adversity. ..aries pertaining social and political issues (sans Micheal Moore 'cause he's far too outlandish). I've recently also become quite a fan of Spike Lee's work. Spike Lee transcends sensationalism with honesty and reality. Telling the story of racism and modern inequities in the United States tastefully and artfully.

Television:

Grey's Anatomy, 24, Mythbusters, Real Time with Bill Maher, KU Basketball, Man vs. Wild, and Entourage.

Books:

The Pursuit of Happyness by Chris Gardner, Lance Armstrong's It's Not About the Bike, Had Enough? by James Carville, Who's Your Caddy? by Rick Rielly, Lance Armstrong's War by Daniel Coyle, Ultra Marathon Man by Dean Karnazes, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins, Barack Obama's The Audacity of Hope... basically anything to do with sport or politics.

Heroes:

My Mother. Raising me, she worked hard and gave more in a day than I could give a lifetime. She taught me to be conscience of my actions and to consider others before myself. I would not be who I am without her, and who I would be without her is a horrific thought.

Also the Lautsch and Grauf families. These families took me in during times of need, truly revealing to me that the familial bond extends far beyond bloodlines. The human bond is a powerful thing and these families have exemplified what I hope to have when I start a family.

To me a hero is an ordinary person doing an extraordinary thing and these people are mine.

My Blog

Boston via Chicago or Bust

Hey y'all, So it's here. After four months of countless miles and hours on the road, the Chicago Marathon is finally here! The past 16 weeks haven't been easy though. For the past 3 weeks I've been h...
Posted by Doug on Thu, 04 Oct 2007 10:43:00 PST

Training Week #3

I hope this blog finds you all doing well. One of my clients commented that I should create a blog to give people an idea of the training and coaching I'm doing. So here goes.... I have 13 weeks left ...
Posted by Doug on Sun, 08 Jul 2007 12:01:00 PST

Determination and Passion

Hey Y'all, This blog is in memory of Mike from Peet's Coffee in Palo Alto. Rare is the opportunity when you have someone affect your life the way he did mine. Rarer still is the moment they leave us w...
Posted by Doug on Mon, 11 Jun 2007 01:13:00 PST

Damn It's already February!!!

So, as I got up this morning at 4:30, I realized that it is February 1st. Crazy huh? I know I've been pretty awful about getting back to many of you and just a bit self-absorbed in general. My energie...
Posted by Doug on Thu, 01 Feb 2007 11:06:00 PST

My New High

As many of you already know, I volunteered at Glide Memorial Church on Christmas Day. I must say, that for someone who used to do "Community Service Hours" all the time (we had to in Catholic sch...
Posted by Doug on Thu, 28 Dec 2006 11:22:00 PST

Year In Review...

Gosh... Another year gone by. This time last year I was living in Chicago, with my then girlfriend, I was happy to be in love, but not happy where I was (in terms of physical location, career, and lif...
Posted by Doug on Sun, 24 Dec 2006 11:20:00 PST

What the fuck? It's the Holidays...

Alright, I get the fact that it's the Holidays and it's Friday; So people are in more of a rush than ever... But have you ever taken a moment and looked at people this time of year? Seemingly, the win...
Posted by Doug on Sat, 02 Dec 2006 10:44:00 PST

Thoughts in Solitariness

Eversince I can remember I've spent Thanksgivings by myself (for good portions of the day)... The crisp air that fills your lungs when stepping out on Thanksgiving Day in the Bay Area served as a...
Posted by Doug on Fri, 24 Nov 2006 09:35:00 PST