Altra Timp 4: The 130 Mile Review
This has been one of the hardest reviews for me to sit down and write. Ever since I started running in zero drop Altra shoes […]
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Layering in winter
Living in a cold weather area you need to be prepared for different weather conditions if you want to be outside and active. It’s not […]
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Garmin fēnix 6S – Long Term Review
In June of 2021 I bid farewell to my old Garmin 735XT that I loved and upgraded to a brand new Garmin Fēnix 6S. The […]
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2021 Running Year in Review
Although this year felt like it was an ‘off’ year, I still managed to put up a lot of miles on foot. This will be […]
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Review: PATH projects Killam PX pant
I’ve been tremendously excited about the introduction of a PATH projects pant for a long time. As one of their ambassadors I’ve been privy to […]
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Sidelined by smoke
Today was only the second time I’ve run since the Eugene Curnow Trail Marathon a couple weeks ago. It’s not that I haven’t had plans […]
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Book Review: Stronger Than the Dark
The trail and ultra running world is often a place where you find people who are broken. There’s a paradox to be found in exploring […]
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Making 2021 plans
For the first time in a while I’m feeling really hopeful that we’re on the back-side of this pandemic. Vaccines are rolling out, case numbers […]
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2020 Running Year in Review
2019 was a huge year for running. I completed my first 100K and 100 mile race, and overall hit a huge stride in my running. […]
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Strava Privacy Zone… a lesson learned
Even though I use a Garmin device to track all my activities, I push all of them from Garmin Connect to Strava. For the most […]
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Staying active in the dark
It never fails. Every year around this time my activity levels drop like a rock and I find I need to re-motivate myself to keep […]
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Back to running
It’s been a couple months since I was able to really run, thanks to a broken toe. I finally passed the 6 week point and […]
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Working with what Minnesota gives us
This past weekend we took an extended trip to Itasca State Park. It was a long time coming, and we were super happy to finally […]
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The story of a toe
A couple of weeks ago I had an unfortunate run-in with a dumbbell. Not the kind currently trying to take over social media, but the […]
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A decade of running
January of 2010 was the start. It’s hard to believe that it was so long ago, but the end of 2019 also marks the end […]
Read more2019 Running Year in Review
The year 2019 is my tenth year of running, and is seems appropriate that I celebrate that milestone with a bang. I’ll be writing a […]
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Fitness week recap – 12/2/2019
Week Starting 12/2/2019 Running: 14.3 miles Biking: 33.4 miles Steps: 68.787 (34.33 miles – 20.03 walking) Impression: Two weeks ago was vacation week for me and my running and […]
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Fitness week recap – 11/18/2019
Week Starting 11/18/2019 Running: 12.5 miles Biking: 14.8 miles Steps: 83,999 (41.5 miles – 29.00 walking) Impression: Pretty simple week this past week. Rode my bike to the train […]
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Fitness week recap – 11/11/2019
Week Starting 11/11/2019 Running: 9 miles Biking: 38.1 miles Steps: 71,932 (35.14 miles – 26.14 walking) Impression: Didn’t get out an run much this week. Still dealing with some […]
Read moreFitness week recap – 11/4/2019
Week Starting 11/4/2019 Running: 13.7 miles Biking: 13.4 miles Steps: 87,609 (42.91 miles – 29.21 walking) Impression: Low mileage week. Was at a conference for a couple days which […]
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Fitness week recap – 10/28/2019
Week Starting 10/28/2019 Running: 25.2 miles Biking: 50.5 miles Steps: 98,266 (48.82 miles – 23.62 walking) Impression: Got back to normal this week with a decent amount of running […]
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Fitness week recap – 10/21/2019
Week Starting 10/21/2019 Running: 6.0 miles Biking: 36.8 miles Steps: 57,383 (28.81 miles – 22.81 walking) Impression: RECOVERY WEEK! Yep, not much to report on the running front. I […]
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Fitness week recap – 10/14/2019
Week Starting 10/14/2019 Running: 106.2 miles Biking: 0 miles Steps: 245,966 (125.26 miles – 19.06 walking) Impression: Really quick and easy post this week. I didn’t run much all […]
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Fitness week recap – 10/7/2019
Week Starting 10/7/2019 Running: 15.6 miles Biking: 43.1 miles Steps: 83,683 (41.07 miles – 25.47 walking) Impression: Little bit of a down week this week. We’ve had some crappy […]
Read moreMovie Review: Brittany Runs a Marathon
Last week my wife suggested a date night where we actually do something normal couples do, namely go to dinner and a movie. She had […]
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Fitness week recap – 9/30/2019
Week Starting 9/30/2019 Running: 30.9 miles Biking: 49.1 miles Steps: 107,545 (53.5 miles – 22.6 walking) Impression: This week was back at it. I managed 4 runs over the […]
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Fitness week recap – 9/23/2019
Week Starting 9/23/2019 Running: 11.4 miles Biking: 74.1 miles Steps: 73,442 (34.5 miles – 23.1 walking) Impression: I wasn’t kidding when I said that this blog would get some […]
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Fitness week recap – 9/2/2019
Week Starting 9/2/2019 Running: 13.7 miles Biking: 34.9 miles Steps: 113,348 (56.74 miles – 43.04 walking) Impression: This week turned out not to be quite what I expected, but […]
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Fitness week recap – 8/26/2019
Week Starting 8/26/2019 Running: 30.6 miles Biking: 70.8 miles Steps: 113,267 (57.65 miles – 29.42 walking) Impression: Due to a crazy work schedule of my youngest kid (working the […]
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Fitness week recap – 8/19/2019
Week Starting 8/19/2019 Running: 19.0 miles Biking: 65.2 miles Steps: 97,710 (48.42 miles – 29.42 walking) Impression: Back to recovery week. My legs were feeling pretty trashed after Marquette, […]
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Fitness week recap – 8/12/2019
Week Starting 8/12/2019 Running: 36.6 miles Biking: 23.4 miles Steps: 127,019 (60.14 miles – 23.54 walking) Impression: Another race week! I got so wrapped up in the return travel […]
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Fitness week recap – 8/5/2019
Week Starting 8/5/2019 Running: 12.3 miles Biking: 34.1 miles Steps: 77,168 (37.05 miles – 24.75 walking) Impression: Recovery week! I kept it really low key this week for two […]
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Fitness week recap – 7/29/2019
Week Starting 7/29/2019 Running: 67.9 miles Biking: 3.6 miles Steps: 195,536 (95.67 miles – 27.77 walking) Impression: Race week! This week was two small runs, a quick bike commute […]
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Taking the plunge at Tuscobia
I’ve gotten very involved in the winter ultramarathon scene, including putting on our own winter ultra. One of the reasons I started a small 40 […]
Read moreFitness week recap – 7/22/2019
Week Starting 7/22/2019 Running: 24.3 miles Biking: 62.5 miles Steps: 105,642 (51.94 miles – 27.64 walking) Impression: The taper begins for Badger 100K. I kept my running mileage really […]
Read moreFitness week recap – 7/15/2019
Week Starting 7/15/2019 Running: 44.3 miles Biking: 22 miles Steps: 143,483 (72.56 miles – 28.26 walking) Impression: This week is peak week before my 100K in two weeks. That […]
Read moreFitness week recap – 7/8/2019
I’ve decided that I want to try something new in the blog for a few weeks. I’m going to try to do a weekly fitness […]
Read moreFitness week recap – 7/1/2019
I’ve decided that I want to try something new in the blog for a few weeks. I’m going to try to do a weekly fitness […]
Read moreFitness week recap – 6/24/2019
I’ve decided that I want to try something new in the blog for a few weeks. I’m going to try to do a weekly fitness […]
Read moreFitness week recap – 6/17/2019
I’ve decided that I want to try something new in the blog for a few weeks. I’m going to try to do a weekly fitness […]
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Sibley State Park camping
A couple of weekends ago the wife and I took the camper out for our first weekend of the summer. I had read a news […]
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A weekend in Chicago
This past weekend I got to take a trip with my youngest son to the Windy City. This was the first time he and I […]
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Starting the running year off well
One of the big successes I had last year was in my running. I managed to shatter my mileage from previous years and topped out […]
Read moreA little dome running analysis
Sometimes in the winter months my wife and I decide to retreat to the comfort of running inside a fieldhouse dome. We love running outside […]
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