Now that I’m no longer a bike messenger, I actually miss the roughly 20% of my life spent in elevators reporting meteorological changes to patronizing businesspersons. I mention that by way of explanation, since it’s obvious that “blogging about running” is just a safe space to indulge...

It’s cold in Missouri. Almost too cold for running. Luckily, I just discovered this on the Runner’s World website: If you click the link and input your current weather conditions, the kind algorithms at Runner’s World will advise you on how much clothing and sunscreen to...

It’s been a momentous week, running-wise. First, after a great deal of soul-searching, I found my power jam. I knew that any deliberate effort to separate the power jam wheat from the power jam chaff would be a mistake. One jam would rise organically to the top, breezily decapitating all the...