2010-12-03 17:34
Very exciting news! I wrote an article a few years back and it will finally be published in the January/February 2011 issue of Marathon & Beyond. The article is titled "How I Trained f… Read More
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2010-12-03 17:34
Very exciting news! I wrote an article a few years back and it will finally be published in the January/February 2011 issue of Marathon & Beyond. The article is titled "How I Trained f… Read More
2008-05-25 00:24
Filled with emotion after finishing the 2007 Kettle Moraine 100 Mile RunAnother amazing event put on by the SLUGs and co-race directors David and Victoria White! You really couldn't have sc… Read More
2008-05-19 18:41
My good friends at Big River Running Company are putting on FREE Tuesday night speed sessions at the Vianney High School Track (I-44 & Lindbergh). They begin tonight and will continue t… Read More
2008-05-19 00:25
Andrew Karandjeff, Victoria White and Lee Hess with the thumbs upSo my last race for a while is history and I must say I really enjoyed seeing all of my good friends and running a course whi… Read More
2008-05-16 16:18
Fitness Together - St. Louis owner, Tim Chudy, posted these great tips on his blog today on how to have more energy and who couldn't use that? Enjoy!"Everywhere you go people are looking fo… Read More
2008-05-13 18:43
Header from runnersworld.comYOGA AND RUNNINGThose of you who have been reading the blog for a while know that I started doing Yoga about 8 months ago and how strongly I believe in it as a co… Read More
2008-04-29 17:19
Fellow SLUG, Randy Hunt, sent this out today via "SLUG Mail," Good Stuff!The 40 Runner’s Commandmentsby Joe Kelly 1. Don’t be a whiner. Nobody likes a whiner, not even other whi… Read More
2008-04-28 02:07
For the past few years it seems like everywhere I look I'm reading about the benefits of dark chocolate and with my focus on health and fitness, I've been doing my duty and making sure to in… Read More
2008-04-23 00:54
1st Place Female Christine Crawford on her way to victory (photo by George Powell)Of course I went out to cheer on all the runners at the 2008 Double Chubb Trail Runs on Saturday. The cours… Read More
2008-04-21 03:39
Carrie Tollefson - Diet and exercise done right (photo from runnersworld.com)A friend of mine emailed me this week asking me for some advice on how to lose weight based on my own experiences… Read More
2008-04-20 19:42
Chris in the jungles of Colombia (South America, not Missouri :-)My good friend, Chris Wynne, ran the Charlottesville Marathon today in Charlottesville, VA. I ran Chris' first marathon with… Read More
2008-04-17 16:47
Photo of Winston Churchill taken by Yousuf Karsh"If you're going through hell, keep going." ~Winston Churchill"Watch a man in times of... adversity to discover what kind of man he is; for t… Read More
2008-04-17 16:46
Martin with a smoke after the marathonBuster Martin ran the London Marathon yesterday in just over 10 hours but there is some question as to how old he really is. Below is from the UK Times… Read More
2008-04-17 16:46
Photo from RunnersWorld.comLast week, the New York City Medical Examiner's Office released Ryan Shay's autopsy results. Here is an excerpt from the online Runner's World Article by Amby Bur… Read More
2008-04-17 16:45
Rob Apple, Susan Donnelly and Jerry Frost at Sunday's 20K finish lineTHURSDAY NIGHTI met my good friend Jerry Frost at the I-44 commuter lot at exactly 3:30 pm Thursday afternoon, packed all… Read More
2008-04-17 16:45
Photo from bayfrontfitness.comI meant to post this earlier when I saw it on the Ultralist but simply forgot; I know, hard to believe, but it happens :-) Interesting article in the March 27t… Read More
2008-04-17 16:44
The Heaven's Gate CrewI met fellow SLUG, Travis Liles, at his home in Troy, IL at 11:30 am Friday morning and then we continued on the 2 hour journey to Pekin, IL for the 2008 McNaughton Par… Read More
2008-04-14 15:59
Just a bit before 11:00 pm last night, after 70 miles, I decided to call it a day and dropped out of the McNaughton 100 Mile Mudfest. These were by far the worst conditions I have ever seen… Read More
2008-04-09 16:16
Jeremy and Sara after the Sylamore 50KMost of us have been checking the forecast for days now but in case we may have missed it Ryan Dexter just sent out the email below to the Ultralist abo… Read More
2008-04-08 21:54
One of the McNaughton Hills - photo by Mark CarlsonThe McNaughton Park Trail Runs are next weekend near Pekin, IL and include 50, 100 and 150 mile events. Originally I had signed up to run… Read More
2008-04-01 03:43
Photo of Brian Robinson's finish courtesy of Marcia RasmussenThe Barkley Marathons took place this weekend at Frozen Head State Park in Tennessee. Here is a description of the race from mat… Read More
2008-03-28 17:50
Moraine Lake (Photo from the Banff/Lake Louise Tourism Bureau)The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour made its St. Louis stop last night and I went with my good friend and fellow SLUG, D… Read More
2008-03-27 16:39
Definitely worth 4 minutes of your time as Scott discusses and demonstrates body alignment, his uphill running technique and the importance of engaging your core while attacking hills Read More
2008-03-24 14:27
My good friend and fellow SLUG, David Stores, was kind enough to share one of his favorite running areas with us, the Shaw Nature Reserve, which is about 30 miles west of St. Louis just off… Read More
2008-03-18 13:58
Challenging, that's the word that best describes this weekend. From the road trip down to Arkansas to the hellacious 50 Mile course Steve created for us on Saturday; this weekend was full o… Read More
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