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: Missoula Half Marathon
When it comes to places to travel to see pure natural beauty and amazing scenery, it’s hard to beat the Western United States. Don’t get me wrong – there are plenty of other beautiful areas around the world. The thing is that very…
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…
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…
Race Recap: Grand Teton Half Marathon
It’s been said that the best way to build an innovative business is to take two seemingly unrelated ideas and combine them together. If you do that, you may have plenty of competitors who focus on either one of those ideas, you become…
Wheeling, WV Ogden Newspapers Half Marathon Classic
The Race Before I get started with this review, I want to make sure that everyone who reads it knows what race I’m going to be talking about. The Zions Bank Ogden Marathon is a well known race that’s held each May…
Race Recap: Peotone Devil Dash 5K
It’s been a while since I finished second in my age group and 13th overall in a race. Admittedly, I had a bit of a hometown advantage in the Peotone Devil Dash 5K since the start line of the race was…
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.…