The Chicago Marathon is this weekend and I'm looking forward to it. It's a great race. Since there isn't as much running required this week I've had more time to check the running blogs and other sources for last minute…
The Running Jayhawk wrote a great bit of poetry about the Chicago Marathon. Go check it out if you have a chance. Ode to Chicago Marathoners
Today, I had the opportunity to do a photo shoot for Time Out Chicago magazine. It was a nice sunny day but really cold and windy. And although Chicago is actually called the windy city because of the politicians, it…
My big left toe has what looks like a blister on the right side of the nail. It is a little puffy and much whiter than the rest of the skin. Noteworthy because in over 10 years of marathon joggling…
I've heard about this dad and son running duo before, but this write-up was really inspiring. Dick and Rick Hoyt have completed 85 marathons, 8 Ironmans, and even completed the Boston Marathon in 2 hours, 40 minutes. Sure joggling is…
Yesterday, I ran my first all-out race since the marathon, the Bucktown 5K. This is a fun race and it is in my neighborhood so I like to run it. They also reportedly have the best goodie bag in town…
I have to admit that I'm not much of a stretcher. In my younger days I used to go through the standard runner's stretches before races, but I haven't done it in years.  And you know what, I don't think…
You aspiring jogglers and marathoners might wonder how long it takes. Well, I'm here to tell you that it might take a little longer than 11 days. Especially if you are going to do a half marathon the weekend after…
For frequent followers of this blog you undoubtedly know that I recently participated in the 2006 Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront marathon. Here is the training program that I created and tried my best to follow. I started June 26, 2006 and…
You read about it all the time and I'm sure it makes you wonder about your own scores. Well, wonder no further future jogglers of the world. Try out this fat percent calculator to figure out your own numbers. Now,…