My second book, Running with Sara is officially published. This one was a lot more fun to write than the first one since my eleven year old daughter Sara and I wrote it together. If you follow me on Twitter or…
Cold Weather Running Tips
It’s pretty bad when you go for a run and it’s so cold that your eyes tear up. It’s even worse when it’s so cold that the tears freeze to your face. When I put together my training program for the Honolulu Marathon several…
Expo Clinics and Book Signings
I’ve written a few posts about the 2015 Outer Banks Marathon over the past week. This will be my last one in the set. It’s mainly meant to be a thank you to Race Directors Lynda Wood and Peggy Stoval for an…
Race Recap: Outer Banks Half Marathon
It’s funny how things work out. Last Sunday I ran the Outer Banks Half Marathon in North Carolina. I finished with my best half marathon time since 2011 (and also 16 minutes faster than my finishing time in the same race a year…
Race Recap: Outer Banks 8K
Sometimes I’m an idiot. Last year I went to North Carolina to run the Outer Banks Half Marathon. I got to town on Friday with plans to run the half on Sunday and no plans for Saturday other than heading to the…
Gear Review: TIUX Compression Socks
Earlier this year I was introduced to the benefits of wearing compression gear during runs. After being a runner for 15 years, you would think that I would have known about some of this stuff already, but what can I say? I’m a…
Race Recap: Race of the Dead 5K
Sometimes I break my own rules. Earlier this year, I wrote two posts containing a list of money saving tips for runners who like to travel for races. Two of the tips that I listed in the first post were “Don’t do too…
Book Review: The Runner’s Brain
I’m guilty of something. And I’m pretty sure you’re guilty of it too. Think of a race you’ve done where you followed a training program meticulously during the weeks and months leading up to race day and felt like you were…