Simon Says...Run

It's been 2 weeks since my last training update and I'm happy to report that things are still going in the right direction.  I'v...

I wanted to share a couple more food-related books and a website that I've been using lately.   First, my college buddy, Ben, recomm...

What a great time to be a runner in the Twin Cities!  In case you haven't heard, my favorite store, TC Running Company , is opening a se...

I had forgotten how much a 13 mile race takes out of me. Even with a super light week last week, I feel like I’m just now recovered from the...

Before my marathon predicting gets too out of control here, I need to take a step back and calm myself down. At the end of my last post I me...

Man, where to start with this race report? I guess I’ll start with my goal. The only thing I really had to go off of was my recent 19:14 5K....

Here’s a quick recap of Weeks #2 and #3: June 9th – 15th Sunday: Day Off Monday: 8 miles on Hyland trails Tuesday: 5 miles Wednesday...

As a marketer, we constantly talk about testing 1 variable at a time in order to figure out that variable's impact on the results.  Anyt...

Week #1 is in the books: Sunday: 8K of roller skiing Monday: 8 miles w/ 4 @ LT on Hyland trails + 12 mile bike ride Tuesday: 5 miles We...

I think the older we get, the faster we used to be. I’m not talking about PRs. Like most runners, I know all my PRs by heart. I’m talking a...

As I mentioned last time, the little ‘5K’ at work got me excited to see what I could do on a certified course. In the Twin Cities, Memorial ...

You can probably tell that I like books, especially when I’m trying to learn something new. I have a ton of books on running and I love fol...

TC1 Mile - USATF wave. TC1 Mile - Elite women's wave. Two of my favorites, Jamie Cheever and Carrie Tollefson. Garrett H...

My last post was mostly about The China Study .  I great book with a bad title.  I think the publisher would have been better off with a dif...

In a recent post, I mentioned the food documentary Forks Over Knives . Much of that movie talks about Dr. T. Colin Campbell and his book, T...

Just a short post because I said I'd try to post at least once a week.  It's been just over 2 weeks without meat and things are goin...

I thought it'd be fun to look back at some before and after photos.  Back in the summer of 2011 I attempted P90X.  Actually, I call it P...

The new experiment that I alluded to in my last post has to deal with eating more of a plant-based diet and minimizing the amount of process...

Given that it's been over 6 months since my last post, I highly doubt anyone will see post, unless they're using some kind of websit...

Someone actually left a comment recently asking if I were alive and running. The answers are ‘yes’ and ‘technically, yes’. Yes, I’m still...