In the midst of my 10k as I battled the inner demons that wanted me to ease up, I realized that I’m proud to run. To test myself and to grow.Running allows me to see what kind of person I am inside. Will I compromise? Will I take the easy path? Or will I fight,…

Meet Rookie. Our new Black Lab pup. He is 10 weeks old and as awesome as can be. The boys named him Rookie because he is a rookie dog and they are rookie dog owners. He has his own twitter feed: http://www.twitter.com/disneyrundog

I was invited to post about my lifestyle changes on the Daily Mile Blog. Daily Mile is best described as “facebook for active people,” in that it centers around the active/athletic lifestyle and building community. If you wasn’t to join or become my “friend” there, please go to www.DailyMile.com Here is the link to my…

I’m on the left. June 20th. 235 lbs. or so It has been a while since I reported on my weight loss progress. First, let me address what I’ve done. I get a lot of questions about how I’ve lost weight. I don’t consider this a diet, per se, as much as a lifestyle change.…

Wow. Where has the time gone. Been a while since the last post, so let’s knock out all the news from the past few weeks in mega-sized update to assuage my guilt. I mean, sure, I have a podcast and if you listen to that you KNOW what has transpired over the last 3 weeks,…

No one who has set out for a run can deny that they have felt a range of emotions about their running. From frustration on a bad run, anger over an injury, optimism about an upcoming race, and pride in a new PR, runners experience and draw upon all the basic emotions. Take this list…

This has been a busy year for my running life. In fact, this has been my most productive running year since I started this crazy passion back in the winter of 2007. I am stronger, thinner, more fulfilled, happier, and more driven because of my training and having some goals to pursue and a specific…

Hello Gordon: I think you need to read JD’s column more carefully: he says that 200 lbs is the demarcation line between a skinny Kenyan and Jabba the Hut (way on the other side of the line). In other words, a 200 lb runner is a larger runner, which I think you’d agree. Perhaps it…

Dear JD– I have always looked forward to reading your “Shoe Guy” article inRunning Times, so much so that I turned to that page before looking atany other content the magazine had to offer—until today. I read withparticular interest how you planned to help a non-conventional bodystyle (the Biker guy) get the right shoe. I…

Ran about 9 miles of trails at Mt Cheaha, the highest point in Alabama today with my friend Mark (aka : @bamarunner on twitter). This was my first trail run and it wiped me out. My body is TIRED from this. Trail running is so different than road running, that is true.

Well, Alabama finally got snow today. Well, it has had snow before but not since my kids have been alive. We lived 9 years in Louisiana and got one snow storm. Unfortunately, my oldest was barely 1.5 years old and hated it. Ever since, he has wanted to play in the snow. My youngest, Hudson,…