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…

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…
A couple weeks ago I wrote a post inviting everyone to a 5K Fun Run and book signing event that I was hosting at The North Face Chicago on May 18th. The event was yesterday and I’m happy to say that it…
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…
If you’re looking to save money when traveling for races, I’ve already mentioned some of the more common methods to save on airfare in my earlier posts (booking flights 3-5 weeks out on Saturday evening and clearing your browser cookies before…
I recently wrote a couple posts with travel tips for runners. One of the tips that I shared in the second post was that hotels aren’t always the best option when you’re traveling for races. Staying with friends or family members is…
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…
This is my second post with tips for how to save money when you travel for races. In this post, I’ll cover hotels and rental cars. My first post covered race schedules and flights. You can find that one here.…
Travel can be Expensive At the time of this post, I’ve completed marathons or half marathons in 32 different US States, three different countries and two different continents. I do an average of 7-8 races per year that involve some type of travel…