Simon Says...Run

Well, I figure at least 3 people will read my blog today, since I ran with Nathan , Mike , and Kirk for the first time ever on Saturday. Th...

I did manage 12 miles at 7:30 pace last night. I tried to throw is some MP work but didn’t fare too well. Maybe because I jumped on the tr...

It’s amazing how on-the-ball, quick-thinking one can be at 4:40 in the morning. Today’s plan was to get up at 4:40 for a medium-long run be...

I’m still just trying to plug along here. I think I have yet to get used to Daylight Savings Time, as it’s still really difficult for me to...

Well, I don’t think I’ll have to worry about over-training as I head into the last month before Boston. I can’t seem to run more than 6 day...

Thursday after work I ran 8 easy miles with some strides. During the run I was planning what I wanted to do on Friday, since I was taking t...

The last two mornings have been perfect for running; 25-30 degrees and calm. Unfortunately, I haven’t run either morning. After avoiding my ...

No time to write today, so I’ll just post an article I wrote recently for MDRA’s latest newsletter. This could be the year by Chad Austin 1...

I think my fever has broken. We received 3” of new snow last night and I didn’t even think about going skiing. Instead, I went for an 8 mi...

Has it really been 9 months since I’ve run a decent race? I PR’d at Grandma’s in June, didn’t race in July, ran a bad 15K in August and a c...

I missed my anniversary. It was two weeks ago. My blogging anniversary, that is. It’s been 3 years. Where does the time go? Lots has happene...

Yesterday I did what I probably should have been doing all along, skiing in the morning and running in the evening. I skied for an hour and ...

After 6 days in a row of running, I think I’m starting to come around a little. Friday I skied for 38 minutes, but the snow was really cold ...

While my posts don’t often generate a lot of comments, they do often generate some email banter between friends. Yesterday I emailed somethi...

So what do you do when you need a little motivation? I find that hanging out with other runners tends to help. Tuesday I swung by TCRC to p...

Ryan hit the nail on the head with his comment regarding lots of anxiety when it comes to setting a PR at Boston. And he asked why I put so...

My skiing “experiment” seems to be working out as planned; it’s allowed me to take my mind off of running for awhile and helped me maintain ...

If you’re into stretching you may be interested in joining this study . I’m glad I clarified my “I might put my skis away” statement with “u...

Not much is new. It turns out my legs recover A LOT faster from a ski race than a running race. My legs felt great on Monday. Unfortunate...

Wow!!! That pretty much sums up my first-ever x-c ski race. It was a total blast - I didn't expect it to be so fun. Seriously, I can’t ...