Simon Says...Run

30 seconds. 5 measly seconds per mile. It’s the difference between being happy and being satisfied. It’s the difference between a good race ...

About the time I figure I don’t have anything to write about, something comes along. A special thanks to Bill for forwarding me this link ...

Here’s a photo of me from the 25K that Don found at skinnyski.com . I was going to wear a hat, but then it was too warm – that helps expla...

I’m still thinking about the 25K a little bit. Not exactly sure why, but it was a gumption builder – even though my overall time wasn’t gre...

A funny thing happened on my way to using the Trail Mix 25K as a long, hard run; I ended up running pretty well. I drove to the park early ...

I wish I had something to post, but even after not posting yesterday, I’ve really got nothing to say. Yesterday I ran an easy 8 mile recove...

The guy who finished 24 seconds ahead of me at the Winter Carnival Half Marathon just ran 2:55:27 (or 6:42 pace) at Boston. Since I’m shoot...

Spent part of my lunch break at the running store watching the end of the Boston Marathon coverage. I got there about 2 minutes before Robe...

Interesting timing last night; I jumped on the treadmill for 10 miles while watching the Twins game. I finished the run around the 8th inni...

A week ago I asked; If you drank a cup of coffee in the morning, a coke at lunch and a beer in the evening, how much more water would you ha...

Interesting couple of responses to yesterday’s post. Evan says “you gotta follow the man, right?” and Mark says, “stick to the schedule”. ...

One of the weird things about Pfitz is that after starting the week off with a recovery/cross-training day, he follows it with a double day ...

Friday was an easy 5 miler. Saturday I participated in a Ron Daws 25K. I wish more races were like this; $4 entry fee, no shirts, water an...

Nothing new to report today, so I thought I'd share another article I wrote for the MDRA magazine. Last time I introduced 7 runners I...

I didn’t have to drop anyone off at the airport like last week, so I got to “sleep in” till 4:15 today. It was “much” nicer than yesterday;...

Thomas had a good comment when I mentioned that I was switching to Pfitz’s plan, which advocates a day off per week; I can't believe I...

Yesterday I mentioned the World X-C Champions in Kenya. I forgot to ask if anyone else thinks it’s weird that this meet was run on a golf c...

My daughter had a kindergarten concert Friday afternoon, so I just took the whole day off from work. I met up with Jim and Eric for a wet 1...

Last Thursday I happened to be wide awake at 4:30, so I decided to add a medium-long run to my week. However, my Achilles acted up and I had...

I had a lunchtime meetings, so not much time to write. However, something has been weighing heavily on my mind lately, but I keep forgettin...