My longest run yet felt pretty darn great!

This afternoon I went on my longest run yet – just over 8 miles! I was really happy with how well it went. I finished the run in about 1:17:30, giving me an average pace of around 9:37 min/mile, which I’m pretty pleased with. Going into the run, I was a little worried about how […]

Running Naked

Monday night, for the first time, I ran naked. No, not naked, naked – I ran without my headphones. Up until this point, I really felt like I needed my music to make it through my runs, to keep me motivated to keep putting one foot in front of the other. I’ve read a number […]

Lost Lake remains lost

Saturday morning I headed out with my father to hike the Lost Lake trail down near Seward. The trail is only 15 miles, but we enjoy doing overnight backpacking trips, and we heard there was good fishing at the lake, which is pretty much right at the midway point of the trail. We figured an […]

The Watch Is My Nemesis

This is a guest post from Ryan of No More Bacon. If you’re not already reading his blog, do yourself a favor and head over there, it will rock your socks off! Brandon has been doing quite a bit of running as of late and from what I can tell he’s been putting up some […]

Ask the readers: Staying hydrated on a run?

The runs I’ve been going on lately haven’t been terribly long (3-3.5 miles), but I’ve still been feeling the need for some water. Mostly, my mouth gets really dry, so I just need a few sips here and there – I think my overall level of hydration is fine. I drink plenty of water before […]