Scenario: Rabbit running East on Washington St. rockin’ out to Ice-T’s “Colors”. Nothing on his mind except running and breathing. In the middle of a cross road intersection there is a loud honk.
Result: Rabbit jumped liked he was being goosed by Chris Farley. He was scared to death for a [...]

I’ll admit my preparation for this year’s Abe’s Amble was not the best. I am still trying to regain some form from my injury. I wasn’t even sure I was racing until yesterday afternoon. I hadn’t planned on running because the plan was to go boating and camp out on beautiful Lake Carlyle. The camping [...]

[Results] [Photos]  You couldn’t have asked for a better day at the Illinois State Fair.  The temperature was in the low 70’s and the turnout was HUGE!  With over to 1000 participants the race went off without a hitch.

The course is an out and back sort of loop with some challenging hills sprinkled around miles 2-5.  [...]

Attempting to televise a 7 hour race must be a network’s nightmare. Most people, myself included, would be bored out of their skull watching 7 hours of racing. Listening to Paul Sherwin helps but let’s be realistic. There are other sports occuring so the best solution for NBC was to periodically cut to the road [...]

No bike yet so I set out for a run today.  The weather was beautiful and the temperature was perfect.
During my 6.5 mile run I had no less than 4 people honk at me today.  Usually I get the long, pissed-off honk but today I got 4 short, hello honks.  That really perks up a [...]

Question #3: Is it wrong when 2 grown men dance with each other during a Huey Lewis concert while their wives look on in bewilderment? You can fill in Questions #1 and #2 amongst yourselves.
I place the Huey Lewis/Joan Jett concert in my top 5 (no disrespect to NIL8). Of course, [...]

Man, for being only 77 degrees outside today’s run felt really hot. It must have been the bright sun or the massive quantities of beer I have been drinkin’ but I sweated like a snake’s ass in a wagon rut today.
I logged 4.5 miles today with an average pace of 08:15. Nothing special [...]

I was a reluctant registrant of today’s Parade Run. Last year’s race was disappointing for me. This year’s race would be competing with pre-season fitness. I was just released by the MD for competition yesterday. Yes, I have been training but nothing intense for 6-7 weeks. My goal for today was between 14:00 and 14:30. [...]

MD appointment today.  I’ve been cleared for unrestricted activity.  I can SLOWLY return to sport.  I feel like an animal being released from it’s cage.
The bad news is that Trek found another flaw in my frame and will no longer fix it.  That sucks.  I’ve been off the bike now for 6 weeks.  Finally when I [...]

Been staying at Sandy’s other Aunts’s house the past 2 days in the suburb of Isoquah. The run started out with some trepidation as my calves were killing me right away. It eased a little after about a mile.
I ran a total of 5 grueling miles. The 1 mile to and from [...]