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…
Fifty Half Marathons
I’ve been meaning to post this for a couple weeks but man I’ve been busy…. On April 30th, I ran the Frankfort Half Marathon which is a small race in the South Chicago Suburbs. I’m not going to write a big…
Race Recap: Outer Banks Half Marathon
It’s funny how things work out. Last Sunday I ran the Outer Banks Half Marathon in North Carolina. I finished with my best half marathon time since 2011 (and also 16 minutes faster than my finishing time in the same race a year…
Race Recap: Outer Banks 8K
Sometimes I’m an idiot. Last year I went to North Carolina to run the Outer Banks Half Marathon. I got to town on Friday with plans to run the half on Sunday and no plans for Saturday other than heading to the…
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.…
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…
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…
Race Memories: 2013 Rock n Roll Savannah Half
I technically did my first race in Georgia in 2007 while I was visiting a friend who lived in Valdosta. I didn’t Georgia off of my list after doing that one though because it was a 5K and my goal has always been…