This is me…trying to taper…. Is that a stress fracture in my foot? What’s the weather forecast for race day? Is it time to race yet? Should I lengthen today’s run a bit? Is it time to race yet? Maybe I should run some hills today. Is it time to …
Yesterday I participated in my first triathlon, a 50 mile race where I crashed and burned in the run. In fact most of the field crashed and burned in the run. It was so hot at Lake Heyburn that the run became more of a survival exercise than a race. …
My last blog post was astonishingly prophetic. Looking over it today, I now wish I had reread it the morning of the 2015 Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon. If I had, maybe I would have made some better decisions on the course. I closed the post with this: “I hope we …
It’s Wednesday before Marathon Sunday. I’m sitting in a chair with my feet up instead of standing at my desk because of shin splints and achilles tendinitis in my right leg. The shin splints are new to me as a runner, but I’ve experienced shin splints several times in …
I’ve been a fan of the Brooks Pure line since I stumbled onto it in preparation for the 2013 Route 66 Marathon. I bought two pairs of Pure Cadence to train for and run the full marathon, and it was the first time I’ve made it through a marathon training …
The Oklahoma Aquarium Run takes place every year in early April and consists of a 5K, 10K, Half Marathon, and Fun Run. Its purpose is to raise funds for Oklahoma Aquarium exhibits and educational programs, but it also makes a great tune-up race for the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon and, …
