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....
Fox Valley 20-miler: A PR and so much more
My training plan included a 20-miler as a final long run before my first Chicago Marathon. As I started scanning race options close to...
A solid return to racing after surgery
Barely three months after emergency abdominal surgery, I pinned on a bib for a half marathon trail race. The race — the fourth annual...
Race review: Big Turtle 50 mile
“Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain.” That...
