My first official race this season was the Sulphur Springs Trail Race. I did the shortest distance possible – 10k, and this race was...

This past Sunday, another bucket list item was crossed off the list – “Participate in an adventure race”. Adventure racing (not to be...

Bachelorette was a smashing success. Yes, poles were involved. And champagne. And I finally got a chance to sit down and watch the NBC...

As obstacle racing events go, there was one race that seemed to have passed under the radar of our attention. The third ever Spartan...

Now, you may or may not have been in New Jersey this weekend, but chances are, your heart was there. Congratulations to every single...

Sunday morning. Facebook status update: “@ Downsview Half/ 5k. Running everyone’s most hated distance.” “Oh, you are just (!) running a...

As a number of you are gearing up for the upcoming run in Nicaragua, I’d like to share the perspectives of three more racers on the...

“Much of your pain is self-chosen.” - Kahlil Gibran The God of running is flying, his many faces glistening in the sun. His many feet are...

S.E.R.E. Performance in NYC. At 44, David has been a competitive athlete for most of his life. Raised in California, he now calls New...

Hot chocolate saved my life. I think many racers thought this very thing, when they discovered cups with warm (warm!) hot chocolate...

I left you, my dears, right after the sandbag carry, as I started climbing yet another hill, while reminiscing about my sweaty encounter...

I went for my first run yesterday, and while I was sore, it felt strong. I can walk pretty comfortably today. I’m getting my mandatory...

Curiously, I am more sore today than I was yesterday – the infamous 48-hour post-event peak of DOMS (delayed onset muscle soreness). I do...

According to Facebook, every single one of my friends were “hiking” in Vermont this weekend [thank you, John H for the apt description...

… or what I learned at the Ottawa Spartan Beast 2013 Consider all the things we tell ourselves and others at a race: I just want to...

I have discovered MudNewton in 2011, purely by accident. It was a mud run. It was close. And it sounded like fun. Besides, they had an...

Yes, I’m talking about the Premium Rig - one of the new Spartan obstacles this year. This orange monster, often deviously placed right...

*MISSED PART OF THE STORY? Part 1 HERE. Part 2 HERE. Part 3 HERE. Saturday, June 22, 2013 0630 hours, 16 hours into the race Fourth...

*MISSED PART OF THE STORY? Part 1 HERE. Part 2 HERE. The comedy begins. Friday, June 21, 2013 1430 hours, 0 hours into the race INFERNO...

*MISSED PART 1? Read it here. After much commotion, we finally leave. Mission - reach Kearns’ (my racing partner and teammate) house,...