I have decided to make a slight alteration to my spring plans. Originally, I wanted to break 16:00 in the 5K this spring, and then enjoy a semi-retirement from logging all sorts of miles and crushing workouts. Ashlie and I planned on ticking a few states off in our quest Read more…
Taking a cue from Roadkill’s founder Josh, I will not be writing up a recap of 2013. As he mentioned, it’s all on this blog or the Roadkill Racing blog, so if you really had it in you to relive all of the exciting drama, you can just click on Read more…
For those of you that live in western or upstate New York, you know what the weather has been like lately. Last year we were spoiled by an exceptionally mild winter (except, of course, on the days that a Freezeroo race occurred). This year we seem to be enjoying a Read more…
Three of us from Roadkill Racing trudged down to Ithaca for the fourth race in the Pete Glavin Upstate New York Cross Country Series on Sunday. I wrote a race report on the Roadkill Racing website if anyone wants to read all about our harrowing adventure. There is one more Read more…
Some of you may wonder what I’ve been up to since my performance at Grandma’s Marathon. Now that I am not focusing on the marathon distance anymore, I have turned my attention to cross country. My team, Roadkill Racing, fields a team every year in the Pete Glavin Upstate New Read more…
Lately it seems that the list of foods you should or should not eat changes every day. If you follow the headlines from Runner’s World, or Women’s Health, or the NY Times, every new issue has the “Top 10 Super Foods” or “14 Ingredients You Should Never Eat.” It’s hard Read more…
As I was running the other day, I found my mind wandering. I found myself thinking about two of my favorite things in life: music and beer. I consider myself a connoisseur of sorts of them both, and tend to prefer the same characteristics in both. In beers, I tend Read more…
Prepare yourselves; this is going to be a doozie. On Saturday, June 22nd, Ashlie and I both ran Grandma’s Marathon, a mid-size point-to-point marathon starting in Two Harbors, Minnesota, and ending in downtown Duluth. Both of us had high hopes for it; Ashlie had been training hard and was looking Read more…
Grandma’s Marathon is two days away. I don’t know how I feel about that. Usually, I am excited for a marathon, and have entered the last few marathons knowing that I could run well. After missing four weeks during my heaviest training period, however, I am not as confident as Read more…
Finding the perfect marathon flat has been a lifelong quest of mine. I don’t think I have worn the same flat for more than two marathons before. For a while I thought I had found a shoe that was just the right mixture of cushioning and responsiveness in the Adidas Read more…