Well...almost a new month. I've spent the last 5 or 6 days in sheer agony. For those of you who deal with chronic back pain, I applaud you...because given the chance, I would have surgically removed my back with a rusty knife two days ago...the pain...

Well...cross-country races certainly aren't for people like me. I almost taste a little vomit in the back of my throat when I hear people shout "I love CC! It's my favorite kind of race!" What sort of planet were these people born on? What part of...

When I set this half marathon as a "goal" race some 3 months ago, I did not anticipate taking 7 weeks off to be a lazy bum. So, as the day grew near and RC kept telling me that he KNEW I could start the race at an 8:20 pace and hang on to that for...

The Chickamauga Battlefield half marathon is on Saturday...I've run it before so I shouldn't be worried, right? Wrong. The last time I just "ran" it...no real goal except to finish...this time I've got goals, and I'm actually participating in the...

I'm not really sure what "probation" entails, but as of today's suck-tastic race, I am officially in "Grasshopper Probationary Status." I'm going to guess that there will be no ban on tempo runs, or long runs, or 1200m repeats. Instead, I'm sure...