My bike shop of choice here in Louisville is the Cycler’s Cafe on Lexington Road. They are a small shop compared to others, but that’s one of the reasons that I like going there. I had them do a bike fit for me when I bought my bike and I have all of my tune-ups […]

If you live in or near Louisville and are a runner, you have to participate in the races held around Kentucky Derby time every year. The dates of the races have been announced and registration is open! There are a total of 4 races (first 3 are called the “Triple Crown of Running”), and no […]

If you are a runner, you’ve at one point or another had a black toenail or lost a toenail altogether. It’s just a part of being a runner…not pretty, but you deal with it. According to an article in the New York Times today, some ultramarathoners have their battered toenails surgically removed — for good. […]

Results were posted yesterday and to my surprise, my time was good enough for 5th in my age group. Here’s my official results: Chip time – 1:43:39.90Gun time – 1:44:36.70 (01:11.00 difference)Pace – 7:54/mile 5th out of 56 in the male age 30-34 group70th out of 577 overall runners The chip time is my official […]

So after running the worst race of my life during the Derby Festival mini-marathon back in April of this year, I knew that I had to redeem myself…that’s why I signed up for the Louisville Half-Marathon as soon as registration opened. I needed revenge on 13.1 miles! After my embarrassing time of 2:09, I tired […]

With the race less than 38 hours away, it’s time to talk about what my goals are for the race. Since this is technically an “off season/training race”, goal #1 is to stay healthy and avoid injuries. Goal #2 is to run my fastest half-marathon evah! This will be my 4th time running this distance. […]

Staying hydrated is critical to any endurance athlete. Leading up to my race on Sunday, I’ve been making an effort on getting plenty of water this week. You can’t just drink a lot of water the day before, it takes several days to properly hydrate before a long race. Every day you lose water through […]

As I’m doing my final few runs leading up to Sunday’s race, I’ve been asked if I’m “Carbo-Loading” this week. The answer is not really. I’m pretty much sticking to my normal diet, which naturally consists of lots of carbs. There’s lots of carbo-loading plans out there. They all pretty much start a week before […]

to either run long and fast or run long and slow. Yes, I know that they are not the same, but what works for one runner may not work for another. So it’s best to try one method for a while…if you don’t see results, try the other. The endurance program based on long, hard […]

I wasn’t there, so I’ll just give you what someone that was wrote… Karin Stanton/Hawaii247 Contributing Editor Craig Alexander ran down Chris Lieto in the last 5 miles to capture his second straight world title, the first man to repeat since Tim De Boom in 2002. He crossed the finish line at 8 hours, 20 […]