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
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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 ...
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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Feb 10th 2015, 9:36pm
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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...
Jan 22nd 2015, 1:18am
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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
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