Simon Says...Run

Yes, I’m still alive. I survived an 8 day Alaskan cruise. Alaska was cool – great scenery. I should have some photo posted soon. The cru...

Well, that didn't go as planned. The goal was to make 6:50 pace feel as easy as possible. After running 6:35 pace for 13.1 miles on a ...

I guess this falls under the category of 'No news, is good news.' Or is it 'No news, is no news." This is one of my busy ti...

So, we’re just under 6 weeks out from Grandma’s. Goal #1 for Saturday’s race was to keep the momentum going. Check. Goal #2 is to make sure ...

For those of you not familiar with the New Prague Half Marathon, it basically starts in a small town before heading out into the country for...

Normally, I “like” to beat myself up over not doing the little things that’d help make me a better runner. You know, stuff like strength tr...

This morning, I decided to lace up my new shoes for my first hard effort in them. I ran on the treadmill with them once, just to try them ou...

As much as I’d like to start off by talking about myself, it just wouldn’t seem right after Chris Solinsky ran 26:59.60 for 10,000m – oh yea...

What an Awesome April!? Besides having terrific weather and the Twins starting hot, I feel like a runner again. Right now I’m sitting at 2...

Given how popular the 10K was in the late ‘70s and throughout the ‘80s, it’s kind of weird that I don’t race this distance very often. Typi...

Last month, when I was doing a little research for an article on running in the '70s, I discovered that the Getting into Gear 10K was Mi...

Not much to report during my cutback week. I’ve been reading Born to Run . It’s not a “can’t put down” book for me, but it’s entertaining...

I think I’m probably in better shape than I’m giving myself credit for. This occurred to me after finishing Saturday’s 25K trail race. Wit...

I had another solid week of training, as I put in 72 miles last week. In addition to some strides and Wednesday’s set of kilometer repeats ...

I have a few different things I want to get to today. Running-wise, I decided to knock some rust off yesterday with an interval workout. I...

First things first, if you like taking surveys on running, head over to MDRA’s website and take their newest survey . I really liked the qu...

Gregg submitted a good thought-provoking comment after my last post. Not sure everyone reads the comments, so I thought I’d pull out the ke...

Okay, yesterday’s QOD may have been a little over the top, but not much. Looking through the results again, I literally saw 12-15 friends, ...

To me, Sunday’s Human Race 8K represents the unofficial kickoff to the 2010 racing season. If you are super bored, you can probably scan the...

Okay, I'm officially done with feeling sorry for myself about transitioning from skiing to running. The snow is gone, the storage wax is...