STL NEWS

05.18.16

The Day I Raced the Blue Angels

They were in their blue flight suits. All six of them. Each pilot was driving his own car, windows down, and together they crept along Edison Road towards the Chesterfield Airport. Just ahead of this little motorcade, a lucky idiot ran down the same road, wearing hot pink wayfarers and utt…

Read More › 05.11.16

Why Speedwork?

I love the track. I grew up on the track. Heck, I proposed to my wife on a track. So for me, speedwork is home. For much of the population, however, the track is like the scary basement in Home Alone. But if Kevin McCallister can overcome his fear, we can overcome ours. By learning a little …

Read More › 05.10.16

The Thing About Sacrifice

Looking back, many find that the things that pulled them off track for their goals were not as "critical" as they seemed at the time. (Greg McMillan)  The idea that training requires sacrifice is not new. Coupled with “hard work,” sacrifice forms half of the one-two combo p…

Read More › 05.5.16

A Chat with Amby Burfoot

Amby Burfoot’s name is synonymous with the sport of running. He has served as an editor and writer at Runner’s World since 1978. He is a member of the Running Hall of Fame and the winner of the 1968 Boston Marathon. Over the course of his career, he has run over 100,000 miles, in…

Read More › 05.4.16

Run to Inspire

The American dream is the ideal that everyone should have an equal opportunity to achieve success through hard work, determination, and initiative. Many times, a dream of success involves being part of the prosperous “1 percent.” But there is another group that's even smaller tha…

Read More › 04.26.16

My Life Post Marathon: A Study

Day 1: Excited to finally sleep in... and woke up at 6:07 a.m. Headed to the kitchen. Stairs were interesting, but not impossible. Ate a bowl of cereal. Curled up on the couch. Woke up, again, at 7:14 a.m. Ate the leftover burrito from Mission Taco. Discovered there was also mostaccioli in t…

Read More › 04.25.16

Andy Runs Boston

My first experience with the most famous marathon was back in 2007, the year a nasty Nor'easter passed through Boston and almost canceled its 111th running.  There were still plenty of people out cheering us along that year, but veteran runners all said the same thing: it just didn't co…

Read More › 04.22.16

Analyzing Race Performance

Racing is hard. We put months and months of miles and miles into training for one specific day. The number of pitfalls that can sabotage us between the beginning of training and the finish line are innumerable. Yet we push on with the hope of having that perfect race day performance. We drea…

Read More › 04.19.16

Race Better with this One Weird Trick

When I was writing my second book, Powered By Hope: The Teri Griege Story, I spent countless hours with Teri, a recovering addict, cancer-fighter, and Ironman triathlete who competed in the Ironman World Championship while battling stage IV colon cancer. Over the course of eighteen months, I…

Read More › 04.12.16

The Marathon According to Plan

MYTH: 1 out of every 6 marathons goes according to plan.  FACT: 1 out of every 7 marathons goes according to plan.  This shocking statistic comes from extensive research conducted by yours truly. And by extensive research, I mean my personal marathon history.  Side note: Di…

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