Life, One Marathon at a Time

The Olympic Marathon Trials were run last Sat.  Both the men and women ran in conjunction with the Houston Marathon.  It was a great race to...

Week 4 was rough!  Man am I glad that is over!!  I think I am finally over whatever sickness I had.  I had high hopes last Friday to finish ...

Week 3 goals were all met!  The week could not have went better!  More sleep on days I did not have to wake up early to run.  Had the best l...

Week 2 goals were definitely challenged last week.  On Tuesday I was supposed to do 12 miles but I had to cut it off at 8.  I had a muscle t...

November 4, 2010, 12:01 am Born to Run the Marathon? By CHRISTOPHER MCDOUGALL Even though I’m running better and farther now than I did...

Week 1 went well and hit my goal on most of the days.  I had to move some things around, I took Friday off of the easy run that was schedule...

Keep it simple! Increase mileage but not intensity... Weekly Mileage:  53 Mon - 7 Tues - 11 Wed - 5 Thurs - 9 Fri - 5 Sat - 16

Officially accepted into the 116th running of the Boston Marathon!  Now it's time to get my mind focused on running and only running for...

Every runner should have these two items as part of their everyday recovery routine and they are as simple and cheap as they come.  Although...

High Level Bridge Repeats X 7 by kingtutt79 at Garmin Connect - Details : "Share"

A simple wet test can tell you if you have flat or high arches, and how to choose your running shoes accordingly. From the August 2004 iss...

Marine Runs Marathon in a Gas Mask to Raise Awareness for Disabled Veterans By Cristina Corbin Published November 11, 2010 FoxNews.com ...

This video is awesome!  Take a look.  He broke the record at the 2010 Payton Jordan Invitational.  He ran a 1:56.2 for his last 800m! Race...

Can you believe it?  8 hours and 26,800 runners register for the Boston Marathon.  A huge surprise to everyone considering it took 65 days t...

The point-to-point Wineglass Marathon course starts at Philips Lighting, just north of Bath, NY. If your adrenaline and a 40 ft. drop over t...

Having black and even losing your toenails is a pretty common occurrence for runners.  I have experienced this once myself in College.  I lo...

As softball and baseball comes to a close for Trey and Mya we are ready for a short but much needed break.  Both had a very good season this...

I have always run in just about any weather there is but when it comes to heat & humidity you really need to be careful.  I found this g...

This is my first over 200 mile month in more than a year!  It feels great to be on track again.  My racing is not where I need it to be but ...

I know I am a little behind on my page but I just got back from Las Vegas (no internet access).  We had a blast!  This is our fourth time in...

This article  on core strength is very informational.  It explains the effects of a weak core on your running form and speed.  It touches on...

The Marathon on schedule is the Wineglass Marathon in Corning, NY on October 3, 2010.  I am returning to my old training phylosophy that I f...

05-13-2010 Contact: Tom Surber Media Information Manager USA Track & Field 317-713-4690 INDIANAPOLIS - Wednesday, June 2 has been desi...

Some runner's do love this sport for the sole purpose of being alone.  A time to reflect on the days events or planning how that day may...

Do you believe static stretching hinders performance?  Here is an artical from Runner's World that gives their take on the subject.  It ...

Another Marathon in the bag!  No where near what I wanted but will get it in the next one.  Breaking 3hr was the goal.  Aggressive?  Maybe, ...