Bear Paw 5K Recap

Yesterday, I ran in my first 5K. Overall it was a really great experience, though it started out somewhat badly because they actually didn’t have my registration when I showed up. I talked to someone at the “late registration” booth and they were really great about it. They got me registered and didn’t even ask […]

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 […]

Running woes

Well, I was really hoping to be able to write a post tonight about my triumphant return to running following all the ankle pain I’ve been experiencing the past week or so. This isn’t that post. I headed out tonight for week 3 day 3 of C25K, feeling better than I have in days. I […]