I didn’t run the Rock n Roll Chicago Half Marathon this year. I opted to run the 10K course instead. Regular readers will remember my post from last year where I called out the race organizers for putting together a shoddy event that didn’t…
Race Recap: Buffalo Marathon
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…
How to Make the Holidays Suck a Little Less
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.…
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: 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: Englewood 5K
Englewood is a neighborhood on the south side of Chicago that has a reputation for being one of the most dangerous, violent neighborhoods in the city…. So it’s probably not the first place that comes to mind when people think about where…
Race Recap: Race of the Dead 5K
There are a lot of races in Chicago. Aside from the obvious ones, there are races of varying distances, themes and terrains at different spots in and around the loop, along the lakefront, and in the individual neighborhoods throughout the city…