It’s been a while…. I just realized that the last time I published anything new on this site was in April of 2017. Crazy! I’ve gotten tons of compliments about my writing since I started this blog in 2014. Apologies…

Photo credit: Robert Gomez / Greetings from Chicago Mural: @amuse.126 Thanks to everyone who came out for the first Runstreet Chicago Art Run. You guys helped to make our inaugural Windy City event a success! I don’t think we could have asked…
Chicago Street Art by Amuse I’m happy to announce my partnership with Runstreet – During 2017, we’re going to be doing a series of 3-4 mile running tours to see the best street art in Chicago! Our first run will be in…
Special thanks to All Community Events for hooking me up with a free entry into the 2016 Country Sole Half Marathon. Cool looking race hoodie… check. Country Music concert… check. Gold Belt Buckle Medal… check. Biscuits and Gravy… check. Beer… check.…
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…
In 2012, I ran the Fargo Marathon. When I got my results, I was surprised to see two extra columns that I wasn’t expecting. One had the number of runners I had passed on the course. The other had the number who had…
After scaling a bunch of 6 and 7 foot walls, carrying 5 gallon bucket filled with pea gravel up a steep muddy hill, climbing 25 foot high rope ladders, crawling under barbed wire and swinging across a 20 foot long set of…
Need any more proof that The North Face is awesome? How about a 10K run along the Chicago Lakefront followed by a meet and greet with Dean Karnazes on Global Running Day? These pics are from an event at The North Face…
A couple weeks ago I wrote a post inviting everyone to a 5K Fun Run and book signing event that I was hosting at The North Face Chicago on May 18th. The event was yesterday and I’m happy to say that it…
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…