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.

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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...

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 ...

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 ...

Speed can come from many sources. There is track speed; there's downhill turnover speed; there's hill strength speed; there are people who are “altitude fast;” there is trail speed. I can go on and on.

I struggled with speed for the two m...

Sometimes relationships don't go how we want. One party is in love and the other is just not having it. Maybe the relationship started out mutually loving, one party grows in another direction. SOMETIMES that move apart is temporary.

 
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