Great Expectations
We are less than 6 days from the first of three ‘A’ races this season and expectations are high. But before we get ahead of ourselves, let’s first wrap up May. May was a busy time and the month has flown by like a blur. It has been a strange weather month and most Minnesotans…

Can I have a second helping, please….
Before we start, I just have to comment about the strapping lad I saw on my way home from work today. Shorts, no shirt, carrying what looked to be a 50+ pound back pack. It’s a nice day here today, sunny, and 40 F (4.4 C)… only in Minnesota, Hooya! During a typical year of…

Plantar Fasciitis…What?
Doc, I don’t get it, I’m not a farmer, I have what? Oh, is that something you get off the shower floor at the gym? Really, there is no real cure just a variety of treatments? And you are not really sure where it comes from? or why now? Well, I’ve failed to avoid the…

Pentathlon?
I’m kinda board with the traditional triathlon, swim, bike, run, big whoop. Its time to spice things up a bit, don’t ya think…Well not really, but it is kinda an interesting story. Welcome to the first (hopefully not annual) Eyjafjallajokull Volcano Pentathlon. Are you up for the challenge? Run 13.1 miles, Fly 8,044 miles (2…

A Tribute to Mentors
It was sometime during the summer of 2006 when I was just beginning my endurance sport journey and was training for the 1/2-Iron distance Square Lake Triathlon when I became aware of the running group at work. It was neat how I was quickly taken under their wing and was provided with continual encouragement and…