The Schwiet Life

The sound of rain pelting the window of my hotel bedroom woke me up at 6:00 on race day morning. I could still hear the wind and the rain, which on...

The 113th Boston Marathon was filled with great expectations. It filled up in record time and it was my Boston debut as well with number 4918 from my Marine Corps time,...

It’s nice not to have the pressure of qualifying breathing down your neck for 26.2 miles when I ran the 2009 Houston Marathon. I ran my personal best in the 2006...

Our pace leader ran us through the half in 1:33:36. With a little time in the bank, our chances of crossing the finish line with a Boston Qualifying time were looking...