Month: July 2017

Last week's focus was on resting and recovering from Hotter Than Hell. After running 33 flat miles in the woods in the middle of the night my body appreciated every effort I made to treat it kindly. I grew up playing sports and remember phrases like "Pain is gain", "Mind over matter" and "Pain is [...]

Last weekend Louisiana Ultra Runners (LUR) put on their annual Hotter Than Hell, Dusk to Dawn night race at the Northlake Nature Center in Mandeville, Louisiana. The race started at 8:02 am with an official finish time of 6:00 am. Since the course was a two mile looped trail participants could run from 2 mile to [...]

My run Saturday morning was pretty terrible. I joked that there are no bad runs merely runs that offer more lessons than others. My friend, Randy Young, who is currently in his peak marathon training with the goal of qualifying for the Boston Marathon, corrected me with, "Oh no...there are definitely bad runs." Well, Saturday [...]

  What do Morris Day (singer of "Jungle Love" and other '80s classics), an adolescent copperhead, and a herd of piglets have in common? They all cramped by running style this week! I know what you are thinking and you're right...It's hard to believe that the guy below could detract from anything to do with [...]