“The Perfect Mile” tells the story of three athletes trying to be the first to break the coveted four minute mile. The story focuses on John Landy, Wes Santee, and of course Roger Bannister. The book chronicles the races and training that eventually lead up to that historical day on May 6, 1954, the day [...]

A solid week of training. My hip continues to get better, although it’s a bit sore today due to the fact that most of my mileage for the week came Friday-Sunday. I’m going to take Monday off due to the soreness.
6/23/2008 - Off
6/24/2008 - 5.5 Miles @ 8:00 min. pace, Avg. Heart Rate [...]

Let’s make a deal. I have a couple of free race entries that I would like to give away. I can give you a free entry to one of these races; Run the Rock 5k, Donor Dash, Four on the Fourth 4k, Remembrance Rally 5k, and the Fans on the Field 10k. [...]

A good week of training. The hip flexor continues to improve. I have had some issue with my left calf being tight. I had the same issues when I was coming back from my stress fracture a few years ago. I think what’s happening is that my form is still not [...]

I am currently reading Michael Shermer’s “Mind of the Market”, and I got to thinking…
Prove me wrong. I’ve looked at a lot of running blogs in the last few months. Several of these lucky bloggers have been fortunate enough to have received some products to review on their website. I have not [...]

A loaded question is a logical fallacy. It has a false presupposition that is “loaded” with supposition. Generally a loaded question tricks the person who is being asked the question to get the answered desired. I’m by no means an expert in conducting
Post Race Surveys but I know that you have [...]

The hip flexor is feeling better, this is my third week of running since returning from the injury. It’s a bit sore/tight at the start of the run, but after a mile it loosens up and I have little to no pain. Thus a good sign, but running down hill still hurts, so [...]

When I set foot into a store, I find that products tend to give me a lot of laughs. Today I was shopping for body wash, ok, I’ll admit, yes, I use a loofah. I think they are fantastic, the lathering, the scrubbing, I feel unsullied. I’ve noticed in the past few years that health [...]

The
Colfax Half Marathon and the
Rocky Mountain Half Marathon were held three weeks apart. I wanted to take a look to see how many individuals ran both races and how their times compared.
First, let’s talk about the differences in the course. The Colfax Half Marathon is super flat, with few hills, while [...]

The books a “cult classic”, that’s what they told me. It’s also out of print and hard to find, unless you want to spend $200+ on Ebay for a used edition. I was reading a formal book review for “Again to Carthage”, John L. Parker’s much anticipated sequel to “Once a Runner” when [...]