For the past several weeks, my Facebook feed has been filled with posts from friends who’ve had a blast running in races all over the country. On TV, I’ve tuned in watch the Berlin and Chicago. And the Breaking2 documentary came out online. All of these offer up motivation and inspiration. But the past week also brought…
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Once again the Chicago Marathon proved it’s place among the greatest marathons in the world. If you had a chance to watch Sunday’s race, it unfolded in dramatic fashion as Galen Rupp pulled away to become the first American man to win the race in 15 years. Jordan Hasay proved equally inspirational by striding to a…
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It’s been 18 days since I last laced up shoes to go for a run. Not that I’m counting, right? In the days leading up to surgery, I signed up for the Dick Beardsley Half Marathon knowing it would be the last chance to race for the season. Then I spent the next 48 hours…
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On Labor Day weekend, Coby and Cooper traveled with me on an invitation to Minnesota’s lake country — and a run through the woods before diving into the water. Cooper, who pranced and galloped effortlessly through a 4-miler, showed a gift for running. And while the boys were attentive at the start of the drive home,…
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“Nothing else matters much when you are in the grips of great pain, struggling to somehow persist and continue forging onward against staggering odds. These endeavors would temporarily ruin my body but cleanse my soul.” — Dean Karnazes on running ultramarathons in Road to Sparta It’s been nearly 6 weeks since Grandma’s Marathon, when shortly after…
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“People speak of finding balance. To me, that’s a misplaced ambition. If you have balance, you do everything okay. But to excel at your craft, you need obsessive, unbridled fanaticism.” — Dean Karnazes, The Road to Sparta Approaching the 12th Avenue North bridge on an early morning run, in the waning days of July, I…
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