I have to admit that I felt a little out of place the first time I went to Jackson, Mississippi. It was back in 2003 and my wife and I were visiting Memphis and decided to take a road trip down I-55 to see another city after we noticed…
Race Recap: 2014 Outer Banks Half Marathon
2014 was an amazing year for me race-wise. From November of 2013 through March of 2014, I went through my longest stretch without doing a race in at least the last 5 years, but I was able to use that time to focus on strength…
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…
Race Memories: 2006 Chicago Marathon
I had done several 5Ks and even a couple half marathons in the past, but I remember realizing as soon as I got to Grant Park the morning of the 2006 Chicago Marathon that this was going to be a completely different experience…. and…
Race Recap: 2014 Rock n Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon
“I can’t remember the last time I felt this strong this far into a race…. This is awesome!” was my exact thought when I saw the 8 mile marker of the Rock n Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon. Maybe it was because…
Race Recap: 2014 Rock n Roll Philadelphia 5K
This is the first of two separate posts about the 2014 Rock n Roll Philadelphia Running Festival Weekend, which is something new that Competitor Group started this year – Running Festival Weekends (aka Remix Challenges) consist of a shorter race on…
2014 Rock n Roll Chicago 5K and Half Marathon
2014 was my third year in a row doing the Rock n Roll Chicago Half Marathon…. which made this the first time I’ve done the same race more than twice. And to be honest, during the last few weeks leading up…
Running In Africa (Part 4)
You can find part 1 here…. You can find part 2 here…. You can find part 3 here…. Now that I spent the first few posts talking about traveling and sightseeing, this one will actually be about running (it’s also…
Running In Africa (Part 3)
You can find part 1 here…. You can find part 2 here…. Besides having an opportunity to check out some of the wildlife in Tanzania, I also had an opportunity to check out Moshi and meet some of the locals.…