During the past week, I have had time to reflect on my past year – the good and the bad – and think about running goals for the spring of 2016. I am not setting a resolution as I have never been a big fan of them. But chasing a…
There have been several key players – runners and non-runners – behind me during my training cycle but it has been my family (Dave, The Oldest Dude and The Littlest Dude) who have been behind me every step of the way. Recently, they have been beside me too. I didn’t…
When I registered for the Chicago Marathon, I had forgotten how hard it can be to train through the summer heat. Well, I didn’t entirely forget but I shrugged it off, thinking that this would be a typical summer with empty promises of hot weather. Let’s keep in mind that…
A lot of people ask me how I find time to run. It’s simple. I don’t find time; I make time. Every run has to be scheduled into my day, around work and around family. There are some days that this means getting up at 5:30 in the morning and…