It’s been a while…. I just realized that the last time I published anything new on this site was in April of 2017. Crazy! I’ve gotten tons of compliments about my writing since I started this blog in 2014. Apologies…

Every November, 50,000+ runners travel from all over the world for a chance to run through all five New York City Boroughs. Along the way, they see a sea of spectators and beautiful views of the city. I’ve been wanting to run the…
In 2012, I ran the Fargo Marathon. When I got my results, I was surprised to see two extra columns that I wasn’t expecting. One had the number of runners I had passed on the course. The other had the number who had…
Ten years ago I ran my first marathon (Chicago, 2006). When I finished, I told a friend that I couldn’t wait to run another one. She suggested Grandma’s Marathon in Duluth, Minnesota. Unfortunately, the 2007 race was on a day that…
For anyone who ran the Buffalo Marathon a few weeks ago or might be considering running it in the future, a few runners and I recently spent some time talking about our experiences at this year’s race – what we…
Sometimes Mother Nature doesn’t like to cooperate with race directors. It’s unfortunate when this happens, but when it does, it presents an opportunity for them to either make adjustments to their course and help runners finish successfully or do nothing and deal…
CONGRATULATIONS, TOM! YOU’VE BEEN SELECTED TO RUN THE 2016 TCS NEW YORK CITY MARATHON I’ve been waiting for this email since the first time I entered the lottery for the NYC Marathon in 2012. I’m looking forward to…
Note: Thanks to Brian Goldman from Running Without Injuries for this guest post. After reading his review, I’m going to have to add this race to my bucket list for sure! The California International Marathon (CIM for short) was founded in…
As runners, we tend to dread the winter months. Some areas may be a little warmer than others, but in many places, winter running options are limited to either dealing with snow, ice, and bitter cold temperatures outside or being…
Yesterday I published a post about the Honolulu Marathon. Whenever I mention this race, the most common reaction I get from other runners tends to be something along the lines of how much they would love to run it or hope…