Simon Says...Run

So TCM is trying to become more like the NYRR. Instead of just having one weekend of events during the year, they’re creating new events (or...

After 8 days off and 8 added pounds – that’s enough. It’s time to start lacing up my running shoes again. I have 2 weeks to get into the s...

Okay, I have a few more random thoughts; Anyone else think it’s kind of sad that to be in the Top 100 men at Grandma’s you only needed to r...

Here are some more random thoughts about Grandma’s Marathon weekend; It was nice to see that they finally switched from Ultima to Poweraid a...

I’ve come to the realization that the marathon is not my best event. That’s not to say that I still don’t enjoy the challenge. I’m just sa...

Awhile ago I wrote an article about the marathon. In reference to the taper and all the pent-up energy surrounding it, I wrote “I may find...

You’d think with a marathon 8 days away that I’d have lots to blog about. I don’t. None of my runs lately have been feeling particularly p...

As "promised" here are some photos I took while in Alaska. The cruise left from Seattle, spent a day in the Tracy Arm Fjord before...

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...