Marcus Kowal
Happy Birthday Liam
Happy birthday Liam. Another year has passed and today, you turn 9. I don't write would have turned, because you are part of every step,...
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Marcus Kowal
Sep 3, 20222 min read
On this Saturday, 6 years ago.
Today, 6 years ago, I started the longest, darkest, and most difficult journey I have ever been on. The 3rd of September will forever be...
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Marcus Kowal
Sep 3, 20214 min read
Seeing colours again
On July 26th, the day of my 4-year old son Nico's birthday, our OB doctor reminded me of something. She has given birth to all three of...
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Marcus Kowal
May 25, 20213 min read
A letter to Liam.
Today you would have turned 6. That sounds so big, you would have been a little boy. It’s easy to imagine what you would be like when I...
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Marcus Kowal
Feb 19, 20213 min read
Chasin’ Change - Why we are running 68.8 miles.
On February 27, 2021, me and some good friends will take on the 68.8 miles “Backbone Trail” in the Santa Monica Mountains. The event is...
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Marcus Kowal
Sep 22, 20202 min read
A simple date
Sometimes, a simple date, a simple combination of numbers, can mean so much. To most of our generation, it is 9/11. To me, it's 9/3/2016....
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Marcus Kowal
Sep 22, 20202 min read
You should have turned 5.
Today, we should be celebrating your fifth birthday. It would have been a strange way to celebrate it since the whole world is on...
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Marcus Kowal
Sep 22, 20202 min read
Tiny Impressions
Being a parent is a lot of work. Yet, time flies and remembering your child's every special moment is impossible. But this will help !
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Marcus Kowal
Sep 22, 20202 min read
Dia de los Muertos
From having lived in Mexico, I've been familiar with the Mexican holiday Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. It is a tradition that...
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Marcus Kowal
Sep 22, 20201 min read
Be your own champion
There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing, Aristotle said. He was right. You can make sure that...
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Marcus Kowal
Sep 22, 20202 min read
Bigger than fighting
Last weekend, Systems Training Center had 3 more fights (we've had six in the past 3 weeks). I love watching the next generation of...
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Marcus Kowal
Sep 22, 20201 min read
2 days left before the USKO Superfight
I've had a lot of people reach out to ask if I'm fighting again. I'll be honest, I'd love to fight again but I won't. I don't love using...
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Marcus Kowal
Sep 22, 20207 min read
Running the Grand Canyon
I'm going to write two different blog posts on running the Grand Canyon: one on my personal experience and one on how to prepare for it...
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Marcus Kowal
Sep 22, 20201 min read
The reality of it.
It's finally starting to sink in a little. The fact that this is going to be really hard. This is the e-mail we got from the National...
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Marcus Kowal
Sep 22, 20202 min read
When hope leaves.
Today, three years ago, our hope died. We had spent the past twenty-four hours waiting for the last test to be done, which was going to...
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Marcus Kowal
Sep 22, 20202 min read
3 years after losing you
Today marks 3 years since the worst day of my life. A day that has taken me on a journey that no parent, no human, should have to walk....
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Marcus Kowal
Sep 22, 20201 min read
Apologies & Happy Labor Day
T minus 6 days. And I owe another $100. I'm sorry for the delay in these daily check-ins but I just got a newly designed website up and...
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Marcus Kowal
Sep 22, 20201 min read
The last 10.
I guess I owe another $100. Today, I did the last 10 miles before the race next week. It was supposed to be fairly light and although we...
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Marcus Kowal
Sep 22, 20202 min read
Born to run - the Tarahumaras and my book as an audiobook
If you were hoping to get to read about Bruce Springsteen and his famous song/album, you were wrong. Btw, I guess I owe another $100....
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Marcus Kowal
Sep 22, 20201 min read
The only IT I understand
Anyone that knows me, knows that technology isn't my strength. I'm aware of it and I'm ok with it. The only IT I care about right now is...
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