Simon Says...Run

I spent the last 5 minutes staring out the window, trying to decide whether I should go for a run or not. Typically, if it takes that much e...

Quick – I need your help in naming my new dog. Here’s a photo of him. I’m thinking “Mr. Big”. Any other ideas? He definitely gives ne...

Yesterday I was planning on 12-14 miles for my "long" run.  I ended up getting in 16, which gave me 70 for the week.  Even though ...

Last night I pulled the trigger and signed up for TCM. I love this event, but haven’t run it since 2008. (Where does the time go?) As much a...

Of course, it makes sense when following a program named the Endless Season that you would race a lot. The whole idea is that you want to b...

I thought I’d start out by sharing some of my recent “favorites”. This weekend I watched Ride the Divide , a documentary on the 2700 mile bi...

I’ve always said that my body doesn’t necessarily follow the man-made 7 day week. Often it’s convenient to break our training into 7-day cyc...

Typically, while building my mileage in the past, I’d increase my mileage by about 5 MPW for three weeks in a row and then cut back for a we...

I mentioned using a journal (which is different from my training log) and setting new goals each month. I’m not sure if the journal is the r...

Prior to the new year, I purchased one of Lauren Fleshman’s training journals . Sure, it’s designed with women in mind, but what the hell. I...

The short version of my Winter Carnival half marathon is that I basically ran 7:10s to the turn around point just passed mile 7 and then ran...

I'm #1, I'm #1... Er, I mean, I'm #56, I'm #56, I'm #56!  At least that's what Rick Kimbal says in his list of the...

I’ve been so focused on the Trials that I haven’t written much about my own running lately. My official Meet of Miles results came in and...

That sound you hear is me recovering from Houston. For a running geek like me, it was an awesome weekend. Of course, the Olympic Trials race...

Still lots of great stuff on the Trials being posted. Letsrun.com has posted a men’s preview along with another article for their ten long ...

I’m trying to get around to posting my women’s predictions, but every time I sit down at the computer I end up watching a bunch of videos an...

Along with my new "Endless Season" approach to 2012, I've also decided to mix up other aspects of my training and racing.  For...

First off, if you read nothing else today, be sure to check out Runner’s World’s interview with Terrence Mahon. He offers some great insigh...

First off, be sure to check out this video of the Team Minnesota guys training for the trials. Watch more video of USA Olympic Marathon T...

I wasn't planning on putting this type of post together, but got the idea from my sister-in-law.  I think it's a good idea to look b...