It was wet. I could just end the report now, but I’m sure that if you actually clicked on the link to read a report, you would like a few more details. The last two seasons, Rev3 Knoxville has been my lone “destination race”. It’s not easy to pack up three small children and drive […]

  This will be my second year doing this Olympic Distance race in Knoxville, Tennessee. I had a great time last year, which you can read about here…so I decided to get it on the race calendar again in 2013. The race will consist of a 0.9 mile (1500 meter) swim, a 24.8 mile (40K) […]

Two weeks ago I was in Scottsdale, Arizona for a work-related sales meeting. I knew that the weather was going to be nice out there and since I needed to get in a long run, I decided to pack my running gear. I did a little recon the night before and found a nice little […]

I’ve crossed lots of finish lines. Some are just a line spray painted on a parking lot with only other racers standing around. Others are huge productions with lights, speakers, hundreds of people cheering you as your name is called – accomplishing a major goal in your life. No matter how extravagant the finish line […]

For those of you living in other parts of the country, this past weekend was the start of the NCAA Basketball Tournament. I am typically (8 of the last 10 years) in Las Vegas for a guys trip during this weekend. Due to lots of factors, including the fact that I’m getting too old for […]

So let’s wrap up my run gait analysis. I’ve looked at several different aspects of my running form over the last few weeks, you can find those blog posts here: Part 1:  Forward Lean Part 2:  Foot Strike Part 3: Leg Extension, stride angles The final things that I want to cover involve hip drop, […]

Official Results: Avg Pace Per Mile: 6:27 Division (M 30-34) Place: 33rd out of 436 Gender Place: 166th out of 3316 Overall Place: 185th out of 7800 My ultimate goal this season is Ironman in August. So doing a 5K this early in the year, when I’ve done very little speed work, isn’t ideal. That […]

So let’s get back to analyzing my run form. I’ve already looked at forward lean and foot strike, so today I will try and cover the rest of what’s going on with my legs. The next post will look at my hips and shoulder’s while I run. Leg extension is measured by how far behind […]

I’ll get back to the run gait analysis posts later this week, but I wanted to write up a quick report on yesterday’s race. New race jersey for 2013 Left leg Right leg I wasn’t 100% sure if I was going to do the race, but I decided to give it a shot. One of […]

My previous post addressed forward lean. This one will look into foot strike and the role that it plays in running. Foot-strike is the exact moment when your foot makes contact with the ground. Even the causal runner has probably heard something about foot strike. The “barefoot/natural” running craze focuses on foot strike as the […]