Simon Says...Run

Not much going on today and I wasn’t even going to post. Then I went out at lunch and saw a gal running on the wrong side of a 4-lane road ...

It just occurred to me that I still have all my toe nails. This is the first marathon I’ve run where I haven’t lost the toe nail next to my...

My legs started coming around yesterday. Maybe foam rolling them helped or maybe it was just the passage of time. I still haven’t run sinc...

In my Chicago race report I said I’d have more on this statement later; “I think my personality allows me to run (fairly) even splits, but i...

Anyone else hate going to back to work after running a marathon? I’m not talking about the work-part or the walking-around-on-sore-legs-par...

I’ve decided not to write about sightseeing in Chicago since I have a bunch of other odds and ends on my mind. I want to go on the record an...

Instead of one super-long post about my entire trip to Chicago I think I’ll break this into 2 reports; 1) the race and 2) sightseeing and ot...

Thanks everyone. Just a quick update and I'll write up a report tomorrow. The race was awesome. I didn't run 2:55 and I didn'...

Well I didn’t get nervous typing yesterday’s blog entry. The nervousness came later in the day. After work I had time to kill before meeting...

I’m still feeling good as Chicago approaches quickly. What’s weird is that I got really nervous as I typed yesterday’s blog entry. The res...

I met Chelle at Grandma’s in 2005. She proceeded to kick my ass with a sub-3:03 (compared to my 3:09). To rub salt into my wounds, she di...

I keep little post-it notes next to my computer and any time I think of an idea that I want to blog about, I make a little note. Well after ...

Yesterday I was going to stop by a track on the way home and get in a little MP workout. But I couldn’t do it. I’m a wuss. It was 38 degrees...

In case anyone is interested, here's a sneak peek at my first article for the RunMinnesota magazine. Rather than just introduce my blog...

While I’m on the topic of photos, check out Alison’s and Parker's awesome photos from Tufts. I particularly like this one with the sky...

I’ve mentioned that when I get near the end of things I tend to just sort of start looking for my next project. When it comes to marathons t...

If Katie McGregor weren't so damn fast, maybe this would have turned out. Here are the leaders around mile 16. Actually, I think t...

Will you please let me know if my writing is half as bad as my photo taking? I took 2 rolls of photos at the TCM. Only about 4 of the photos...

Wow, I was starting to think that Bloggerland was fading away. There hasn’t been much action lately and not too many comments. I guess my po...

Today’s discussion focuses on the marathon and pacing. I love this time of year; cooler temps, fall colors, marathons taking place every wee...