My daughter Sara had just celebrated her first Christmas and I had taken some time off work for the holidays. A couple days after Christmas, I went for a run. When I finished, I looked at my phone and saw 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…
Running and…. Chocolate?
When I started running, I would do 3 mile loops around the local streets near my office with my boss and some co-workers. At the time, that was pretty much the extent of my world as far as running was concerned.…
Friday Five – My Five Favorite Big City Races
The last post I did like this listed the five most scenic races I’ve done. So for this one, I thought I’d list my five favorite big city races. I’m at a little bit of a disadvantage with this post because…
Race Recap: Fort2Base Nautical 10 Miler
Sometimes you sign up for a race so far in advance that you almost forget about it right up until race day. As much as I hate to admit it, that was the case for me with this year’s Fort2Base Nautical 10…
Rock n Roll McMarathon
I’m going to make kind of an odd comparison here. Stay with me until the end though and hopefully this will make sense by the time you’re done reading this post…. There’s a restaurant in Ohio called B-Spot Burgers. It’s been…
My Daughter Sara’s First 5K
In 2014, Competitor Group launched it’s inaugural Rock n Roll Chicago 5K as part of its Rock n Roll Chicago Half Marathon Weekend. I’ll write a separate post about the half marathon in the next day or so, but as far as…
Race Recap: Terrapin 5K
In 1995, the Grateful Dead played their final show of the season at Soldier Field in Chicago. A week later, my friend Greg and I went to a Pearl Jam concert at Soldier Field with our girlfriends. We showed up early because…
Run Where I Live: Chicago
I was recently invited to participate in the Run Where I Live Series, which is a set of blog posts about the best local running routes and resources in a given city written by the people who live there. Having…
Race Recap: Cinco De Miler
What could be more fun than doing a five mile race along the lakefront in Chicago? How about hopping on a mechanical bull after you cross the finish line? I almost didn’t sign up for Cinco De Miler this year.…