Though last Friday I threw in three 400m surges at designated times throughout my run, I would hardly call that a workout. That's the same as when I prescribe 4x200m at the end of a warm-up for my athletes; it's more about just waking up the legs than ...

Due to a great bout of mid-day laziness, I ended up running at midnight tonight. What an absolutely beautiful night! Low 50's and the calm night air. Perfect. Earlier today I just kinda felt tired and like my run was going to be lethargic-feeling. So I...

After a beautiful Friday and Saturday with temperatures of 75-85, Sunday brought a little storm in. You can see part of that storm blowing in on the premier of the Matt and Pat Show. There was some snow in the afternoon and the cold temperatures -- low...

Below is the rough outline of the upcoming training plan through July 4th and the Butte to Butte race. The overall plan is broken up into eight 11-day cycles, which includes a day off every 11 days. And each cycle has one long run and 2-3 harder days, ...

A little bit of technical difficulties with today's video episode, which I didn't have time to fix before I headed off to work. I'll get this corrected this evening and you will have something fun to wake up to in the morning. April Fool's pranks inclu...

Got out for day 2, and basically did the same thing as yesterday (video). Went a little faster today, though. I think my legs got a little excited, especially since the first half-mile is all downhill. A combination of that and some sweet tunes and all...

If nearly three months of not running doesn't leave your legs fresh, then I don't know what will. But that's where I'm at. (View the video of my first run back.) Now to figure out where I'm gonna go.

 
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