Simon Says...Run

After this post two weeks ago, I decided to break out a calendar to see when the 2011 Winter Carnival Half Marathon occurs. It falls on Ja...

I get the whole concept that we’re really only competing against ourselves in this sport. However, I can’t help but look through the results...

I’m not sure it’s a conscious or subconscious decision, but during the last few years I’ve seemed to be searching for ways to give back to t...

I’m starting to think that this “recreational” running is not for me. I just can’t find any motivation when there’s not a race on the horizo...

As the years have gone by, it seems like fewer and fewer of my college teammates are still running. That’s understandable as work and family...

If you’ve ever read my bio it basically reiterates what I wrote yesterday; "I'm a runner at heart. I followed my dad out the door w...

As I was watching TCM on Sunday it really hit me that I am a runner. Of course, I’ve known this all along, but for some reason it really occ...

I love running during this time of year for a lot of reasons; the cooler weather, the changing colors, it’s cross country season, and there ...

The good news is that the juices are flowing again. The bad news is that the 2010 season is over. But that’s alright. I always love wipin...

What runner doesn’t like pasta? Recently I heard Mario Batali promoting a free downloadable Celebrity Cookbook . I just downloaded it, so...

Not much is new, but I have some time over lunch so I thought I’d try to blog a little bit. After averaging just over 40 MPW for the last 3...

Over the weekend, I did my first race since Grandma’s Marathon. The Fat Tire 40 was actually my first mountain bike race ever. The course...

9 of the last 10 weeks have been below 38 MPW. I ran a whopping 138 miles in August this year. The weather has turned the corner (at least t...

I finally got around to uploading some photos from our South Dakota vacation. Here's the family at the Badlands. Do not try this at h...

Hmm, I got accused of “pulling a Favre” after my last post. I know we have a lot of similarities; we’re both 40-41 years old, incredibly ath...

I “borrowed” this image from Steve in a Speedo because it’s true. If you flip the image upside-down, it basically represents my weekly mile...

If I have any readers out there anymore, I thought I’d share some endorsements with them. 1) Road ID : watching the Tour de France, you can’...

Not much is going on with me. I finally started to feel good last Friday. Just in time to start a new 12-week cycle for TCM. I'm goin...

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...