My first trip to Louisville, Kentucky was when my friend Jeff and I went to the Kentucky Derby in 2004. The trip was a spur of the moment decision – literally. We decided to go at about 11pm the night before the race. Jeff…
Race Memories: Country Music Marathon – Nashville
I’ve spent a lot of time in Nashville over the years. I have several friends who live there and with it only being about a 45 minute flight from Chicago (or a 6 hour drive which isn’t bad either), a trip…
Race Recap: 2014 Rock n Roll Washington, DC Half
I know that Washington, DC isn’t part of a state. For some reason though, it felt odd to me to do a race in all 50 states without including it, so I guess I should technically say that my goal is to do…
Race Memories: 2012 RnR New Orleans Half Marathon
I’ve always wanted to do a race on my birthday, so when I saw that the 2012 Rock n Roll New Orleans Half Marathon was scheduled to be held on March 4th, I signed up immediately. The chance to run on my…
Race Memories: 2013 Little Rock Half Marathon
Have you ever seen a race medal that’s bigger around than a dinner plate and so heavy that wearing it around your neck for any extended period of time would most likely result in a visit to your local chiropractor? Would you like to add one…
Race Memories: 2012 Mercedes Half Marathon
I was fed up. I had just spent over a year putting in 80-100 hour work weeks to fix a CRM implementation at a major retail company and the complete lack of anything even remotely resembling work/life balance was finally starting to…
Race Memories: 2009 Sedona Half Marathon
I didn’t spend much time planning for the Sedona Half Marathon. In fact, I didn’t even sign up for it until less than a month before race day and it was kind of a fluke that I even found out about it at…
Race Memories: 2011 Myrtle Beach Half Marathon
Myrtle Beach is a city on the northeastern coast of South Carolina and is a fairly popular tourist destination during the spring and summer months, mainly because of it’s 60 miles of uninterrupted coastline. Summers are typically hot and humid,…
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…
Race Memories: Rock n Roll Arizona Half Marathon
I usually don’t make a habit of traveling to run the same race more than once. There’s a simple reason for that – with all of the goals I have for different combinations of places I want to run in, there’s a lot of…