My exact thoughts when I crossed the finish line of the Honolulu Marathon: “Man, what a beautiful course… but shit it’s so hot and I’m glad it’s over”. A few days later: I’m in Chicago, looking at gray skies and rain and wishing I…
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…
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…
Friday 5: My Five Most Scenic Races
I’m currently on my way to Aspen, Colorado to run the Golden Leaf Half Marathon. I registered for this race several months ago and as race day has gotten closer, the thought of doing it has been a bit intimidating… Mainly because it’s…
Friday 5: My Top Five Rock n Roll Series Races
Last week, one of my Instagram followers asked me what my favorite Rock n Roll Marathon Series race was. That’s a tough question to answer since there are a number of races in this series that I’ve enjoyed running over…
I Published My First Book – Southern Fried Running
I know I mentioned this to a few people while it was a work in progress but it’s finally done – I’ve published my first book!!! And you can have a free copy of it if you want (read on…). Southern…
My Biofreeze Story
I recently wrote a post about my experience running the Disney World Marathon. There was one story that I left out of that post though because everyone who I’ve ever mentioned it to has found it to be so hilarious that I…
Race Memories: 2009 Disney World Marathon
Mentioning the word “Disney” to a runner can evoke some interesting reactions – there are some people who absolutely love the runDisney series races and will go out of their way to do as many as they can, while there are others who want nothing…
How Running a Marathon Will Change your Career
I was always one of the last kids to get picked to be on sports teams in P.E. when I was younger. And when I use the word “picked”, I’m being extremely generous. Most of the time I was the…