The Best Spring Races You’ve Never Heard Of
Training through the long, cold winter is not for the faint of heart. It takes guts to get out there in the dark and cold day after day! For many runners, the light at the end of the tunnel is...
The Run Down
The Marathon Story You Were Always A Little Afraid to Share ...Until Now
To a non-runner, going out and spending your weekend pounding pavement, trail or snow ...just so you can (hopefully) get back to where you came from uninjured makes no sense. But to anyone who’s ever tried it, from the nagging...
Top 4 Reasons to Foam Roll
You can pick up a foam roller for $30-$40 at your local running store and it will last for years. It’s simple to do in your own home and even when traveling. It’s just about the best recovery you can do...
Why You Should Get Refitted for Running Shoes Regularly
Raise your hand if you started your running career by heading to your local big box store and grabbing the coolest looking pair of shoes you could find. Slyly nod if you were too overwhelmed by the choices available to...
Quality Practice: Train with Purpose
In my coaching experience, I’ve found that a sound work ethic in sport is a prime prerequisite for athletic success. Rather than just going through the motions during training sessions, it pays to focus on quality each and every time....
Top 10 Reasons to Run an International Race
To be sure, there’s nothing like a hometown race, and it can be a blast to travel domestically to run races in different states. I’ve run in 40 states and counting so far, so I’m definitely all about exploring your...
5 bad running habits to kick...Featuring the one you may need to kick the most
I know the title suggests that this is another link-baity piece of fluff about my personal bad running habits. Well, what may have started off like that was quickly scrapped in light of a little straw poll research I conducted...
Father's Day Gift Guide
Most of the time the reward for being a father...is simply getting to be a dad. Or, in the words of my late father, “Don’t get me anything for Father’s Day, just try to be a better son.” Fair enough....