Why running is part of my one wild and precious life
While I pride myself on being an editor/writer (as well as a runner), I’ve never been interested in poetry. When it comes to poems, I...
Running 100 miles with a little help from my friends
To paraphrase a famous quote, it takes a village to get an ultra runner to the finish line. In preparation for my first 100-mile race,...
Fighting the Yeti and losing
Editor's note: This summer I wrote about Jason Atnip and his quest to run his first 100-miler. Earlier this week, he finished 78 miles...
A memorable North Face race
It had been three months since my previous race and I was ready. The anticipation in returning to the North Face Endurance Challenge...
A tumble, a surge and an epic day at Sinks Canyon
I put the tumble in the Rough and Tumble 18K in Sinks Canyon National Park, just outside Lander, Wyo. At Mile 8.3 of the 11-mile race...
A first-timer's guide to the Boston Marathon
Soon after I could put the title “marathoner,” after my name, I became curious about the Boston Marathon. It seemed like a long shot at...
Guest column: A Boston qualifier at my first marathon
Editor's note: This is a guest column, written by my friend, co-worker and running client Cameran Richardson. I trained Cameran for a...
When rain, speed and chocolate mix together
My third Hot Chocolate race was a return to the Indianapolis version, which last year race directors cut short to a 5K for everyone due...
Six things I learned at the Chattanooga 50, my sixth ultra
A few days ago I closed the 2018 racing season at the Chattanooga 50-miler, a beautiful but highly technical course made even more...
Redemption, part one, at the Chicago Marathon
On my way back home from the Chicago Marathon Sunday, I stopped at a red light at a nondescript intersection a few miles from home....
