Running tips, training updates, gear favorites, and honest conversations about weight, wellness, and the miles in between. Whether you’re just getting started or chasing bigger goals, you’ll find practical advice and real experiences here.
My honest BibBoards review of bibSNAPS after wearing them at the Popcorn 5 Miler and the Fort Ben Half Marathon. What bibSNAPS are, how they snap onto your race bib without safety pins, why they are better than safety pins…
My Fort Ben Half Marathon race recap from October 3, 2026 (officially the Indy Half Marathon at Fort Ben). A hilly half marathon course through Fort Harrison State Park, run as a training race for the Indianapolis Monumental Marathon. Race…
This is my Indianapolis Monumental Marathon training week 12 recap covering every run from September 29 to October 4, 2026. A hilly easy 7 with stomach pain, a treadmill marathon pace and half marathon pace workout through acid reflux, the…
This is my Indianapolis Monumental Marathon training week 11 recap covering every run from September 22–27, 2026. A hilly easy 7 back in the Novablast 5s, a half marathon pace workout that broke me mentally, a forgotten watch that turned…
This is my Indianapolis Monumental Marathon training week 10 recap covering every run from September 15–20, 2026. A deload week with an easy 6, a one-hour progression run, a rainy-weekend 6 miler squeezed in between showers, and a 13-mile long…
As the days get shorter, marathon and half marathon training runs get pushed into the dark — whether that’s before work or after. Here’s how to run safely in the dark: what gear actually helps, how to pick a route,…
This is my Indianapolis Monumental Marathon training week 9 recap covering every run from September 8–13, 2026. A strong midweek gym-and-run combo, a hilly sunset run, a 5-mile race PR at the Popcorn 5 Miler, and an 18-mile long run…
My Popcorn 5 Miler race recap from September 12, 2026 in Valparaiso, Indiana. A 51:19 finish — a nearly 3 minute PR from last year — on a course that was almost entirely uphill for the first 3 miles, with…
Achilles tendinitis is one of the most stubborn running injuries — a tight, stabbing ache in the calf and heel that can show up out of nowhere, sometimes triggered by something as small as a new pair of shoes. In…
This is my Indianapolis Monumental Marathon training week 8 recap covering every run from September 1–8, 2026. A brutal late-summer heat wave with a real feel of 106 pushed speed work indoors, a new lunchtime gym habit got tested, and…
