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This past weekend I was in beautiful Boulder, Colorado again.  It did not disappoint- beautiful weather, great running, hiking and eating. On Saturday night we met up with a friend and his wife; Charlie Gruber 1500m Olympian in 2004 who is currently training for the Boston Marathon next week, his wife is a former KU [...]

It’s almost game time. Shortly you will be in front of over 1 million adoring fans. They will be yelling and screaming your name for hours! You have invested the last few months of your life getting ready to conquer the marathon. In preparing for your upcoming test of physical endurance there are a few [...]

The best way to deal with race day jitters is really pretty simple. Embrace them and face everything on race day with confidence. As I said before, the hay is in the barn. You must trust completely in your preparation and know that being nervous on the starting line is actually one of the best [...]

Here are some tips for you to think about this week regarding the staging and start of the marathon: 1. Chicago in October anything goes for weather. There have been record colds and record warms…so prepare for both. If its cold, buy some cheap sweats at the dollar stores in your area or other discount [...]

I ran the Chicago Marathon last year and was pumped for it (click image to enlarge).  Not only was it super fast and flat but the crowd support was absolutely insane.  City running with 5 to 10 rows deep of people screaming and yelling your name; there is enough motivation to push you along the [...]