The older I get the more daylight savings seems like some sort of sick joke. Right when we start getting a little glimpse of the sun back for early morning runs, daylight savings kicks in and snatches all hope away. I’d enjoy the extra time in the evenings if I wasn’t almost passed out on my couch…
Where has the time gone! Last time I wrote about my running I was a week out from wrapping up my winter base phase. I survived my last 70 mile week and topped it off with a monster 11 mile marathon paced tempo/long run pacing a couple friends who are training for Boston. I’ve never…
You’ve wrapped up winter training and somehow managed to stay consistent through the colder months. Now is your time to shine. Show off those new fitness gains this spring at the races that’ll give you the most bang for your buck. Kansas City’s race scene has blown up in recent years but combing through pages…
I’m fortunate to live just a little over a mile from where I work and one way I like to spend my lunch hours when I’m not runching is seeing what I can whip up in 10-15 mins with what I have around my kitchen. It’s like a creative brainstorming exercise away from my computer…
One of my biggest weaknesses as a runner is cross training and I feel like most of my runner colleagues can relate. We use it as a last resort once we’re injured or a once-in-a-blue moon alternative to running after hard races. As painful as it is to get out of our running comfort zone,…
Coffee is by far America’s #1 choice for caffeine but what do you drink when your stomach can’t handle the acidity? Most folks I know conclude there’s no good solution other than to settle for lesser forms of caffeine and move on. Oh the horrors! I used to be a coffee addict and, although my stomach can…
For the most part leading a vegan lifestyle isn’t difficult. It takes planning and commitment but I look at it as a lifelong investment and an insurance policy on my body. So how do you take this lifestyle out on the town Friday night? Well, there’s the catch. Being openly vegan in a social setting…
“Eat cleaner today with our light and fit grilled chicken breast option”, “Clean and simple protein for rapid muscle tone”. I’ll be the first to admit, I ate up the lie just like everyone else – the promise of health and vitality through the consumption of lean meat. I’m an athlete, of course I wanted…
First Quick & Easy recipe, here we go! Honestly, the majority of things I cook would fall under this category but by the time I think to write it up I’m practically done scarfing it down. This is what I like to classify as a “meal salad” because of how hearty and satisfying it…
As much as I love living in the city, it sure grates on my nerves having to stop every other minute at intersections and yelling at distracted drivers in crosswalks. Nooo thanks. On the bright side, being located in midtown places me in convenient proximity to Kansas City’s best trails for distance runners, making it…
Twenty seventeen marks 13 years on this crazy running journey. It’s always fun to take a moment each year and reflect on how far you’ve come, what needs to change and new goals for the coming year. 2016 was a crazy whirlwind: being laid-off, job hunting, acclimating to my new job, traveling every month, getting…
As a competitive runner I spend a great deal of time and money trying to relieve the effects of training stress on my body. Hard running and strength training continually break down your muscles and create toxic byproducts being released into your bloodstream stressing your organs and immune system. Although being active is perceived generally…
Fall races have wrapped up, the holidays have begun bogging up our schedules and daylight is scarce. With my substantial endurance athlete build of 13% body fat, winter is my least favorite time to be a runner. Currently, in my twelfth year of tackling this season of training, I’m feeling pretty prepared to put in some…
My life has always revolved around food. Growing up in a lower-middle class household with healthnut parents, we never ate a lot of meat, sugary or processed foods – mostly because they weren’t cost effective options. Procuring a tasty treat meant that you pulled out a cookbook and made what you wanted from scratch. I…
