May 2013
27th birthday. Fun facts!
This is my sixth birthday on Tumblr.
I always wake up early on birthday mornings. Squeeze the most out of the day.
French toast and bacon were had.
For my 16th birthday, I woke up at 4:30 a.m. so excited that I drove over to my friend Preston’s house, woke him up, took him to breakfast and made him play tennis with me before the sun came up. Then we went to school.
For my 17th...
I interrupt this radio silence. Brooke has...
So far, the hardest thing about married life is...
Honeymoon has begun.
April 2013
We did a salute to Boston this morning at the...
It was pretty cool, but it got hilarious (and border line inappropriate) when I overheard a dude two rows behind me:
“I VOLUNTEER! I VOLUNTEER AS TRIBUTE!”
Pa celebrated his birthday with a 4:20 marathon...
Congrats and Happy birthday, dude.
Internet, it’s become a small tradition for everyone to send him an unexpected birthday email.
Send ‘em to johngilmandavis(at)hotmail.
He loves it.
Goal for Nashville 1/2 Marathon: to beat my first...
Back in May 2009 I ran a 2:34 half marathon for my first.
Tomorrow: 2:33 or bust.
“Your blog name should be “Ben is annoying.”
– Brooke - I might have had too much coffee.
I don't really have much more to say than what's...
As a runner,
As someone who has lived in and loved Massachusetts,
As a human,
It makes me sad.
Boston, you’re a strong city, and you have us all behind you.
10 Miles: Beasted.
Man, it felt good out there today. It was clear that my legs are getting stronger each week. The weather was crisp and cloudy which also helped a ton.
At the 7-mile mark we decided to pick up the pace and break the 2 hour mark. And we did. Still not blazing fast, but it was a solid pace and a big improvement from where we started last month.
MILE
12:15
12:20
12:48
12:44
11:56
12:33
...
