Simon Says...Run

Yes, my last post was written with my tongue firmly planted in my cheek. I thought my use of italicize and words like “always” and “whole” w...

Heck with it – let’s go for it. That sub-2:50 goal I wrote down in the dead of winter is still in-play. All I have to do is go out fast a...

I’m sure 90% of my concerns lately have been half mental – or however that Yogi Berra quote goes. I’m always amazed at how much an injury c...

After a 2 week stretch that included 8 days off and a whopping 34 miles, I was able to bust out 57 miles last week. The week ended with an ...

I guess at this stage of the season, it’s normal to 1) look back on the year and 2) think ahead to next year. Looking back at my goals from ...

Is there a tougher time to blog than during the taper? I don’t really have much to write about. My sore calf seems to have runs it’s course...

Let me just start by saying that the Minnesota Vikings are a perfect example of why I enjoy individual sports better than team sports. To p...

Remember the episode of Seinfeld where George discovers that if he does the opposite of what he planned on doing, everything seems to turn ...

It looked like things were getting better. Tuesday I ran at lunch and felt fine – until the last mile or so when my calf tightened up on me....

Luckily, lack of blogging does not equal lack of running – just busy at work. Normally, I hate posts that just rattle off a bunch of runs, ...

Not much to report. I’ve been for a few bike rides lately – one on my mountain bike and two on my tri bike. It’s hard to ride the tri bike...

So I went and saw the doctor yesterday. She ARTed the crap out of my right calf. It hurt like hell – I’m not sure how she gets such stro...

Where to begin? I suppose I could rattle off all the runs I've done over the last week along with their splits. But that would be prett...

I had a bunch of other comments about the Olympics, but now that the Games are over, they don’t seem to matter so much. However, since this...

To be honest, I’m glad the Olympics are over. For me, the events and coverage didn’t live up to the hype and anticipation. If you watch NB...

I was originally planning on using Saturday’s half marathon as a workout by mixing in marathon and tempo paces. I’m not sure if I wanted to...

I’ll be glad when the Olympics are over – they’re really messing with my routine. I’ve been running more doubles lately because they allow ...

Let’s just say I’m not a big fan of having a 13-hour difference between here and Beijing. I basically can’t look at any website during the ...

All right, maybe I was a little hard on myself after last weekend’s 15K. A week later I’m feeling a lot better and more confident. It probab...

Sometimes it seems that I get so focused on marathon training that I seem to forget to have fun along the way. By the time I realize it, th...