My dog Harry is a Border Collie / Australian Cattle Dog mix that my wife and I adopted from an animal shelter in 2001 when he was just over a year old. We later came to find out that we were his third home.…
My 2014 Year in Review
I originally had a post planned for New Year’s Eve that was going to be a big recap of all the races I did throughout the year and some of my different running and traveling experiences…. but it occurred to me…
My Biofreeze Story
I recently wrote a post about my experience running the Disney World Marathon. There was one story that I left out of that post though because everyone who I’ve ever mentioned it to has found it to be so hilarious that I…
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…
Race Memories: 2013 Mississippi Blues Half Marathon
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…
The Toughest Challenges Bring the Greatest Rewards
Running uphill in the rain is tough. Running uphill against 40mph headwinds in 38 degree temperatures with cold, driving, sideways rain that hits your face so hard the raindrops feel like needles poking your skin is downright brutal….. And that…
How Running a Marathon Will Change your Career
I was always one of the last kids to get picked to be on sports teams in P.E. when I was younger. And when I use the word “picked”, I’m being extremely generous. Most of the time I was the…
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…