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Goal setting is an interesting issue, one we hear a lot about this time of year. I recently read a great New York Times article and wanted to share a few highlights. Based on studies of past new year resolutions… if you can make it through January you have a better chance of success use of online-digital tools can increase success...
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I see people adding (un) in front of words a lot lately – (un)conference, (un)meeting, etc. It seems a little suspicious don’t you think? Except for today. I had an (un)run. While logging my morning miles, I saw the most incredible cloud-laced moon…the kind of beauty that makes you stop dead in your Asics to...
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Call me a geek but I’m a big fan of the following: office products, lists, keyboard shortcuts and websites like Lifehack.org. I’m also a big fan of Runner’s World. You may have seen this video blog post on Runner’s World recently. I find it absolutely brilliant, and it started me thinking about how best to optimize...
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I was recently interviewed by Angela Dunn for an article on HL7 Standards about mobile health and social fitness. I’ve mentioned before how huge a fan I am of the dailymile community, but there are other applications that provide similar tracking and opportunity for engagement; Runmeter, Nike+, MapMyFitness and Endomondo are all examples I’ve seen on Twitter...
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I’m a fan of ashmei - a UK-based running apparel company - for a whole slug of reasons. Mostly, I’m encouraged when companies interact with runners on Twitter. And why wouldn’t they? Twitter is an online testing lab full of engaged runners willing to provide feedback and evangelize the products they love. Unfortunately not all companies engage,...
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A couple months ago dailymile asked the running community to explain – in one word - what running meant to them. It’s not easy to distill the significance of running down to just one word but I think I’ve managed to explain my running relationship below…   How about you? Which word (or words) best describe what running means to...
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It started with the San Francisco marathon and ended on a run to the local pub for a Guinness. Along the way I ran… to the office in an airport in a hotel hallway on pavement, mud and dirt in the mountains with my best friend on a pristine beach on another beach barefoot...
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The fall marathon season is over, so now what do we do? Is it time to hibernate like a bear? No way! This may be conventional thought, but last fall I signed up for the Austin marathon as motivation to keep me running through the colder-than-cold winter months, and I’m so glad I did (Read my race recap here). I can’t...
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A couple weeks ago, Kelly and I were discussing our vision here at Loving The Run and I asked her this question, “What do you think makes the difference between someone who goes big and someone who has an idea but doesn’t go big?” Take Evan Williams for instance…like me, he grew up on a farm...
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Life lessons can strike at anytime. I often learn about life – or at least have time to contemplate life – on a long trail run. But lessons are everywhere, often presenting in the stories of others. A couple weeks ago I walked into my local shoe store for replacement shoe laces ($2) and...
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If you’ve been following my running for any time now, you know I rarely provide the conventional race report. Instead I focus on a moment or a sign and report the major lesson learned while out there pounding the pavement for 26.2. This report is no different.  A couple weeks ago I finished Twin Cities Marathon for the 3rd time. The...
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