Decisions, I hate decisions. Completely unrelated, the moon last night I have not run more than 6 miles continuous in the past couple of ...

The other day I noticed that the bar tape on my road bike matches the color of my study (I don’t use a formal dinning room much).  I have wr...

I am a little hurt right now. That pains me to admit it. That ‘ Worst Run Ever ’; is still haunting me. If you remember, I raced a 5 miler o...

I had a conversation with an athlete recently regarding removing the variables in training. Swimming is probably the easiest. Very few thing...

If you recall, I posted recently about injuries following the words “ Best Run Ever .”  Well, I’ll take best over worst any day of the week....

I decided to run the race when I woke up that morning. I knew that I would either work the race or run the race but I was on the fence. My t...

It’s that time again for the Yassos . They have been missed. If you remember, Yasso’s are half-mile repeats at your projected marathon time...

In my marathon build I am starting to get to the meat and potatoes. Sunday called for 20 miles at a 7:30 pace. I have not run this distance ...

Sol I had some tightness in my calf.  I really thought that I had hurt myself bad – like a micro tear or something.  Not career ending but c...

Since I had Monday off from work I rescheduled my long run.  I did not want to attempt a challenging run after New Year’s Eve.  Now, I did n...

I had an English assignment to write about a unique community.  I would have to observe, interact and interview this group.  Considering the...

Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success. Dale Carnegie I had 16 miles ...

The 2011 Ole Man River Half PR – wow, what a lucky race. As I am sure most of you know, everything has to be just right to get a PR. Why? B...

The alarm went off at 4AM. I normally get up at 5, usually without an alarm. I am perfectly fine with 5AM most mornings, but an hour earlier...

I ran a short tempo run at lunch – five miles with the middle three fast. Not super-fast, but where I would like to run a half marathon. I...

I have started coaching for an ironman next year. I was extolling the virtues of the ‘basic week’ template. There is nothing rocket science ...

I helped a friend move a few weeks ago. A moving company was doing most of the heavy lifting.  We were needed for the stuff. And there was ...

Well, I don’t have the speed or the moustache of Steve Prefontaine, but I am working on both. Pre - "To give anything less than your...

Last month I cleaned out all of the shoes from my closet (you can read more here – House Cleaning )  I am happy to say that I got rid of a d...

It was brisk when we woke up on Saturday. Some were stirring quicker than others. I debated several times on what to wear for the ride. I kn...