Simon Says...Run

One of the things to come out of my recent email discussion with Derek is that it comes down to building strength. One of his suggestions w...

I have to start the week with a big congrats to Coach Wilson and the Gopher women (photo courtesy of Eric) for their first Big Ten Cross Co...

I was going to start this post by talking about how incredible the moon has been during the last 3 mornings. Then I got this photo in my in ...

Man, when did I get so busy? I guess working for a catalog company, I shouldn’t be surprised that things pick up for the holiday season. I...

Alright, I don’t have much time, so I’ll cut to the chase with my training and provide some links for your reading pleasure. Yesterday was ...

Since I didn't get around to posting on Friday and I'm not sure I'll be able to post tomorrow, I thought I'd make a rare wee...

More rain. More miles on the trails. 12 miles to be “exact”. I’m trying to add in a mid-week medium-long run. That’s something that I fe...

Due to some car problems, I had to change my morning routine. I still got my run in, but it was from home, rather than through the trails of...

There’s something eerily exhilarating about running the trails of Hyland Park in the dark, in the rain. Much of the trails are lined by tre...

Well, I feel like I’m back. I had a nice 12 mile run on Saturday and got to listen to a bunch of TCM and Chicago stories. All of the stori...

In my blogging world, Fridays seem to be the day for providing lots of links – at least lately. This is like the 5th post in a row where I’v...

Well the desire to improve is definitely there. I feel it every morning when I’m out running. I’m excited about the prospects of training ...

Thanks to Dale for sending me this “When Marathons go Wrong” article . The more I read about Chicago, the more impressed I am with Kim’s per...

Well, the excitement to get out of bed at 5 AM isn’t there. I’m not sure it has ever been there. It’s more of a desire or motivation to ...

Umm, in case you missed it, it was hot this weekend. At 6 AM it was 72 degrees and the dew point was already 65. Any desire to run 26.2 mi...

Now I remember why I didn’t post for nearly a week, I didn’t want people trying to sway my decision not to run. Yes, I’m sure I could go ou...

Wow, has it been nearly a week without blogging? I haven’t blogged mostly because I’ve been busy at work. Plus, there’s not much going on ...

This morning, for the first time in 3 weeks, I ran on back-to-back days; 5 miles yesterday, 6 miles today. I may even run “long” tomorrow. ...

I had my first physical in about 5 years on Tuesday. It turns out I’m fit as a fiddle. I mentioned last week that my good cholesterol was ...

The running juices are starting to flow again. After basically taking a week off and then running 4 miles every day last week, I’m starting...