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...
Hot Chocolate 15K: Safety first at inaugural Indianapolis event
After a Did Not Start in my planned marathon last month due to injury, I had been looking forward to the Allstate Hot Chocolate 15K in...
Goodbye spreadsheet, hello Athlinks
It was easy to track my races when I first started out as a runner. I would do about a half-dozen races a year, which I logged on a...
When a DNS is the right call
When I first wrote about the A1A Marathon in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., I mentioned that “it didn’t take me long to sign up for my first...
The BibRave 100: A look into the list of top races
As any runner knows, there are countless online articles and listicles featuring “the top road races in America,” “10 must-do races,”...
A small race with big heart in a festive town
When a work commitment takes you out of state, what do you do? For me, it means looking to see what race options are available....
Hot Chocolate 15K: A real treat in St. Louis
Run all the miles. Eat all the chocolate. That was the plan at the Hot Chocolate 15K in St. Louis on Dec. 10, my first foray into the...
Honor Run race review: The good, the bad and the hilly
This year I focused on goals such as my first 50-miler and qualifying for the Boston Marathon. That left little time in my calendar for...
