Category: running

  • So you wanna be a brand ambassador? Five tips for aspiring brand ambassadors

      A few weeks ago, I wrote a piece on how brands with ambassador programs could do better.  Find that here. To make things fair, and to give the brand side of the story, I’ve put together 5 tips for those who might aspire to become brand ambassadors in the future.   1) Actually use…

  • 1. Congrats to Steve.  I link to his work frequently 2. Neat idea, but I’m not sure about this 3. More people are running, fewer playing bar sports 4. Great piece on high ankle sprains in trail running 5. Got a great comment from a new reader–a cyclist (I love cycling too!), so here’s a…

  • A sort-of-bucket list on my birthday

      47.  I’m 47 today.  Doesn’t bother me much, except when I think about the number.  Just seems kind of high, doesn’t it?  I had more trouble processing 30 than I have other ages.  Thirty was “grown-up” time.  It signified to me that youth was at an end, and adulthood and responsibility and hair loss…

  • 1. How to survive your first  50 mile race, (hilarious, true, and helpful) 2. Barkley Marathons gets its first finisher in 2 years 3. Find fifteen minutes every day for training and health 4. Keep a positive thought for this missing runner 5. On being a race bandit

  • Five Questions: Maddy Hribar

    I first learned about Maddy Hribar from the Facebook postings of friends of mine there, namely Ally Speirs, Caleb Masland, and Peter Larson.  I friended her and have followed her running exploits and successes for a few months now. She is an incredibly talented runner, speedy and resilient.  And it seems that she never really…

  • Working on the story of how my unsuccessful search for a Mizuno shoe executive’s email led to a neat (yes, I said neat) discovery of the process behind their latest promotional/inspirational campaign.

  • 1. Eight raunchy things that runners do (that we think nothing of) 2. History of controversy and corruption in running (pt. 1) 3. Not about running, but if you have a teen like mine, you will sympathize! 4. AJ on Way Too Cool 50K 5. There’s going to be a documentary about running and beer!

  • Five Questions (Part 5 of 5): Caleb Masland

    This is the last of a special Five Questions interview with someone I admire greatly.  Caleb Masland is, by all accounts, an incredible running coach and one hell of a runner. His story is one that speaks to runners at all levels.  His ability to recover from knee injury to full strength and speed (1:10 half marathon and…

  • Five Questions (part 4 of 5): Caleb Masland

    This is part 4 of a  special Five Questions interview with someone I admire greatly.  Caleb Masland is, by all accounts, an incredible running coach and one hell of a runner. His story is one that speaks to runners at all levels.  His ability to recover from knee injury to full strength and speed (1:10 half marathon and…

  • Five Questions (Part 3 of 5): Caleb Masland

    This is part 3 of a  special Five Questions interview with someone I admire greatly.  Caleb Masland is, by all accounts, an incredible running coach and one hell of a runner. His story is one that speaks to runners at all levels.  His ability to recover from knee injury to full strength and speed (1:10 half marathon and…

  • 1. Embrace rest days 2. Timely story for me 3. Practice proper squatting technique 4. This book is making quite a splash (I’ll have an interview with him soon) 5. Cool story