I wanted to follow up on the Pre-CIM post from a few days ago…the post where I detailed the build up for Kelsey Bruce before her 2:34:03 performance at the Cal International Marathon / USATF Marathon Championships. First, I don’t think it can be overlooked that I have worked with Kelsey for six years now. … More CIM Recap

 It’s about to be pretty frigid in North Texas (where I’m from)…and it’s not something that we are really used to. I can’t even begin to imagine training in December, January, and February in places such as Michigan or Minnesota…but over these next few days of pretty bad weather, we still have to train, right? … More Bad weather?

As we MOVE into 2018, I wanted to start the year off with something of substance. How can this website help you to become a better runner in 2018? My hope is that my Running Top-10 list will do just that. Starting January 1st I will run through 10 days of my Running Top-10 list. … More Running Top-10

This morning was ONE OF THOSE MORNINGS…you know the morning…you don’t want to wake up, the bed is too comfy for the cold outside, you are sore from your last workout…EVERYTHING that could have kept me from running this morning TRIED to keep me from running this morning. Thankfully, I ran. And let me tell … More Man, I was tired…

Republished from January 2016. There is this story about Ryan Hall that I love to tell… It was 2006 and he was making his half marathon debut in the Houston Half Marathon. At the time he was by far my favorite professional runner. I loved watching him push the pace at NCAAs in 2005 with … More Ryan Hall…and me.

We’re just a few days from the New Year and let me tell you…I AM PUMPED UP!!! Personally and professionally I have so much planned and so much that I am looking forward to. The goal in 2018 for this site is to really drive the content to a new level. Right now, it’s just … More What’s coming in 2018?

This will be the first installment of our Training Talk…here, we will discuss everything from running philosophy, to injury prevention, to race strategy, to specific workouts and advice. Today, in our first installment, I want to talk about something very simple, but something that drives my philosophy in running. That’s simply this: TO GET BETTER … More Training Talk (#1)

Some people aren’t fans of goals or resolutions, but I am. And after reflecting over the past year or so of my running, I’ve come up with what I want to resolve to do this year in running… I want to average 80-88 kilometers per week (roughly 50-55 miles). Last week was my first 50 … More My running resolutions…

Kelsey Bruce — Behind the Scenes (CIM) The Plan (that went wrong) After a ridiculous 2:36:07 debut marathon for Kelsey Bruce at the 2016 Grandmas Marathon at the age of 23, expectations were ridiculously high. We now had one of the top-20 (or so) young marathoners in our stable and had a full four-years to … More Pre-CIM: Planning for a 2:34

What a great book. I definitely recommend this book to anyone who loves to read about running, or anyone who loves a good sports story. Coach Dennis Barker wrote this book about what it was like growing up as a runner in the 1970s. It’s a story of a young boy who takes up running … More Book Review: River Road, Pt. 2