Why I’m Running the Marine Corps Marathon

I’m excited to announce that on October 30th of this year, I’ll be running the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington D.C. But I’m not going to be just running this marathon. This time around, I have a much more important goal on my mind. I’m going to be doing something that will be a first […]

Q&A with David: Running Because I Can

David is a runner and a father from Bedford, Virginia. You probably already know him from his excellent running blog, Running Because I Can, and as the cohost of #runchat on Twitter. He’s been running for a few years longer than I have, but similar to me, he’s pretty recently gotten over a nasty ITB […]

Watchless Monday

The idea for “watchless Monday” came up a few days ago on Twitter when David (@runningbecause) started talking about going on a run just for the sheer joy of running. No GPS, no watch, just you and the road. So simple. And yet many of us get so caught up with our training, and worrying […]

My Training Plan, or Lack Thereof

When training for a marathon, or any other type of race, the training plan you follow is a very personal subject. Some will swear by Hal Higdon’s training plans, others like Smart Coach from Runner’s World, while others don’t follow a training plan at all, and pretty much just wing it. I find myself somewhere […]