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A (bitter)sweet farewell to the marathon career!
Ten years ago I was working a miserable job as a service writer at an auto repair shop in Aurora, Ill. I was unhappy with where I was, had just broken up with my long-term girlfriend, and wanted to get back to running. Some college friends, Dan, Greg, ...
May 15th 2016, 10:39pm 239K views 0 likes 0 shares 25 comments
Intro to trail racing
I ran my first trail race last weekend. I ran the Ni-Bthaska-Ke 12k in Louisville, NE at Platte River State Park.How hard can a trail race be in Nebraska? It seems like that pancake flat state will have mostly groomed dirt trails or bike paths. I even ...
Apr 7th 2016, 9:51pm 259K views 0 likes 0 shares 8 comments
The Olympic Marathon Trials - Patrick Rizzo
I have been hesitant to post my feedback for the LA organizing committee as some of those people are people I consider friends. I respect their work and the amount of time that goes into creating a championship experience for elite athletes. I also don...
Feb 16th 2016, 10:55pm 294K views 0 likes 0 shares 16 comments
What does it cost an athlete to run the Olympic Trials?
I've been whining and nagging a lot on Facebook this last week about athlete exploitation by USATF. Specifically I'm referring to the costs incurred by athletes, “A” and “B” athletes alike, to participate in the Olympic Marathon...
Dec 31st 2015, 3:54am 210K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments
Confidence is king! Bring on the fall
I'm approaching personal best marathon shape. It's been about 2 years since I've felt that way going into a marathon. I've been fit but I haven't felt THIS good for a while. Credit has to go to the guys I've been training with. We have been putting in...
Oct 1st 2015, 8:35pm 268K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments
Throwback Thursday: We all struggle
This is a throwback/repost of a blog I wrote in 2013 and would again like to share, with a few updates.Some of you have probably noticed that I haven't written a blog in a while...okay, a LONG while! Well after much hassling from friends and family, I ...
Jun 11th 2015, 7:22pm 291K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments
Motivation can come from such simple places
Good races and bad races are often measured by others from a simple metric. If you run fast, it's good; if you win, it's good; if you lose and run slowly, it's bad. That's a pretty simple definition and measure for many people to gauge success.

By th...
Feb 10th 2015, 9:36pm 344K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments
Houston and beyond
Sometimes a race doesn't tell the whole story. Sometimes there is more going on behind the scenes that is waiting to manifest...waiting to be revealed. That can amply sum up my Houston Half-marathon last weekend.I wrote last about some of the changes I...
Jan 22nd 2015, 1:18am 191K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments
Implementing changes
A lot of people have asked me about the changes I've made since Chicago. What am I doing? How am I adapting? How drastic of a change is it?

Let's start simple. I'm reducing my mileage to about 90 miles a week (from 120-140). With that reduction, I'm ...
Dec 18th 2014, 6:09pm 193K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments
Time to feel fresh again
Sometimes racing doesn't go as planned. Sometimes, it can be downright bad. That sums up my 2014 racing.I started out the year coming off of a very solid fitness base from my Twin Cities Marathon training. I took more risks that day than my body could ...
Nov 12th 2014, 12:15am 139K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments