I inadvertently hit pause on my running. I ran the Essentia Health Fargo marathon in late September. Like a responsible runner, I took two weeks of rest. I know many runners whose rest weeks look surprisingly like an easy week [...]
I got to venture into the land of FTP—functional threshold power—again last week. Careful readers might remember that I struggled with FTP tests last spring. (I should qualify that: careful readers who haven't been in a the middle of a [...]
It is said the native people in arctic have a thousand words for snow. It is also said that that is a load of frozen bull manure. But it feels like is should be true. You’d come up with a [...]
Losing control... Even before the world went sideways in March, 2020 felt hard. I was burned out from continuously chasing times and distances; I had a young kid who wasn’t what you’d call a superfan of sleep; things were happening [...]
As 2021 draws to a close, we can say with certainty this year has been a marathon, not a sprint. We wanted to take the month of December to look back at the milestones, miles, and memories that shaped the [...]
As 2021 draws to a close, we can say with certainty this year has been a marathon, not a sprint. We wanted to take the month of December to look back at the milestones, miles, and memories that shaped the [...]
Staggered start at Eau Claire, WI Bridge to Bridge 10-miler. I’ll be frank. I did not start off the racing season feeling gratitude for much. Returning to in-person races post Covid-19 seems a bit surreal. I definitely lost [...]
I'm now up to Brooks Ghost 14s and have never looked back. (Also: see if you can find the sneaky corgi in this picture.) Before I became a runner, I didn't give much thought to the shoes on [...]
Life’s prize wheel has not gifted me with innate running speed — or a light, lean body type that makes a zippy pace more likely. For me, speed is a fickle master, whose mysteries I cannot perceive. Instead, I define [...]
When it comes to the perfect running shoe, we’ve been around long enough to see fads come and go, and we’ve tried just about every brand, style, and trend under the sun. We're talking stacked heels to practically barefoot. (Vibram [...]
