This past Saturday morning I toed the line with 111 of the best American marathoners.  I had qualified for the Olympic Marathon Trials (OT) in my debut marathon at the California International Marathon (CIM) in December of 2010.  Leading into CIM I had done only 4 weeks above 100 miles in that build-up and walked [...]

I find it amusing to read some of the interviews, articles, and blogs from people about the race.  Everyone is so geared up mentally and physically 1-2 weeks out from the race.  I have already heard comments like, “I don’t want to bother you as I know you have an important race coming up.” I’m [...]

One of the athletes I coach sent me an e-mail with this quote in it.  This quote is absolutely fitting for my current training.  Right now, about 150 other men and I are training for the 2012 Olympic Marathon Trials that will take place in Houston, Texas on Jan 14th, 2012.  The month of December [...]

This post was inspired by a reader who commented on my last blog post.  I mentioned in the Dallas White Rock Marathon Recap that I used a Garmin GPS watch in the marathon and that I never wear it in a race.  The comment asked if I basically could elaborate on wearing a GPS watch [...]

Two weekends ago at the Philadelphia Half-Marathon I was talking to a new-friend Andrew about racing.  He asked what else I was doing before the trials.  I said I was running the Dallas White Rock marathon on December 4th.  His reply was something to the effect of, “you’re old school and I love it.” I [...]