“To many, Memorial Day is the last Monday of May.  To some, it’s every single day.”

I don’t know about you, I’m reminded of someone that’s no longer with us physically every single day.  Not just one person, but several.  It’s crazy how many friends or just people I know to some effect that you have a connection with that have passed away just in the last five years.  A couple grandparents, both from my dad’s side within five months of each other in 2009, a friend who just this...

When you look back at the last few months and how many hours of training were put into helping you get set for an event, you start to realize it was quite a bit.  I’m not much on keeping track of how often or long I train each day, but it’s a pretty decent amount of time that was set aside in order to get prepared for the running season.  For some, it may be time spent for just this one event we took part in on Saturday morning.  The Fargo Marathon is now complete.  Over 23,000 runners to...

Running is something done for enjoyment or competitive racing.  It’s something that is utilized to increase your stamina, endurance and physical condition.  It’s something that’s grown pretty popular throughout the country now with thousands of people who take part in 5K’s, 10K’s, half marathons, relays and full marathons to challenge themselves.  I’ve met so many people through my running personally that you start to gain more appreciation for the training and hard work that’s ...

Less than two weeks away from the first half marathon this year. The Fargo Half Marathon and all the festivites associated with it will take place the weekendof May 19th - 21st in Fargo, ND. Hard to believe this will be the fifth race in Fargothat I'll be carrying the red, white & blue. 2007 was my first half marathon finishingjust over two hours and ten minutes. In 2008 was my first full marathon finishing just over five hours and thirty minutes. In 2009 & 2010 it was two half marathons, one...

After learning about a workout program that was THEE workout that will get me in the best shape of my life, I decided to see how effective it really was by setting some goals for myself.  This year’s training has been some of the best workouts I’ve done.  This year seems like it’s been more fun and entertaining when it comes to work outs than ever before.  I read more into what kinds of things I can do to better my times, which really wasn’t a huge deal for me.  It still isn’t, but ...