This story is sponsored by Dick’s Sporting Goods. All opinions expressed below are honest, unbiased and 100% my own. It’s mid-August. It’s brimstone-hot outside and the a/c is gasping for the air we need it to keep pumping inside. The summer is both in full force and winding down, and […]
I woke from a dream, startled and out of breath. Beads of sweat were pasted to my forehead. I couldn’t see a damn thing. The room was black and statuesque. Not even the neighboring cicadas were whimpering into the void. Only the patter of stray raindrops broke the silence. Reaching […]
I guess the logical question I need to ask myself now is, how in the hell did I manage to run 600 miles in 2015 in cotton underwear? The moisture, the chaffing, the horror. Trying to put them on now feels like affixing a burlap sack to my, well, you […]
We drove out to Detroit this past weekend to run the Hockeytown 5K, traveling roughly 1100 miles in our Kia Sportage to run/walk 3.1 on the streets along the Detroit River and atop the ice of Joe Louis Arena. Yes, I fully realize how nuts that sounds. But we weren’t […]
Despite having run the distance hundreds of times (okay, maybe one hundred) I’ve never once done so officially; with safety pins affixed, an assigned number, other runners in front of and behind me, or a time recorded anywhere but for an app on my phone. That all changes this Saturday […]
Disclosure: I have partnered with Life of Dad and KIND for this promotion. During the past few weeks, my girls and I have traveled many miles together on foot, on bike and on water. We’ve been doing this to spend quality time together, to get fit (100% my issue), and […]
This post has been sponsored by eBay. All opinions expressed within are honest and unbiased, as always. There aren’t many questions that cause me to stumble over my words, but “What Do You Want For Father’s Day?” sits atop the short list. It’s a tricky thing for a non-materialistic dad […]
Everything hurts. I ran 7.15 miles last Wednesday, the furthest distance I’ve ever traveled in a single day, and as I sit here now, on May 4th, some 5 days later, every single. thing. still. hurts. My fingers ache, which obviously makes no sense at all. All ten toes are […]
