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Moving Toward the Difficult

My kids are on a rock climbing team, and as I have also become somewhat obsessed with climbing, I often ask them for advice on

Labor of Love

Labor Day in the United States was established to celebrate the contributions of workers – the people who put their blood, sweat, and tears into

AthleteBiz Spotlight: Sandi Morris

Veteran Pole Vaulter Sandi Morris is a favorite of the AthleteBiz team, having been perhaps the most creative and enthusiastic athlete we’ve ever worked with.

Early Returns

I think of the early season races, especially in a marathon build-up, as kind of like the early returns on election night. They can tell

Ramblings on Cross Country and Teams

As a young kid, I ran summer track, mixed in with Little League baseball, tennis, basketball, and probably a bunch of other sports that I

How She Did It: A Conversation

originally posted June 7, 2022 Molly Huddle and Sara Slattery’s book How She Did It published on March 8, 2022, inspiring women across the world

Best Race You’ve Ever Witnessed?

originally posted March 13, 2022 A conversation over a beer between two track geeks often leads the question of “what’s the best race you’ve ever

Catching Up with Laura Roesler

originally posted January 31, 2023 If you’ve been around the sport for at least the past decade, Laura Roesler might very well be a household

Even More from the Hub

1 Corinthians 9

A friend asked me if I as an athlete would share my thoughts on 1 Corinthians 9 for a Bible study group that she is

35 KM Nationals

I have been having a hard time coming up with what to say about this last race.  My 2020 season concluded with two races, a

Racing in 2020

It has taken me a bit to unpack this last race, my first race since covid cancelled my regular season.  My only other race this year

2017: My Quickest National Championship

Here it goes, throwback to the USATF 2017 Outdoor Nationals.  I was traveling to Sacramento, CA, to compete in the 20km race walk.  I had done my

Portland Marathon 2016

When I started this blog last year, I thought I would have all kinds of travels and races and excitement and setbacks to write about

A Race with My Girl

Last month I had the opportunity to take my 8 year-old daughter, Annalie, to Santee, CA for the US 50 Kilometer Race Walk National Championships.

Reasons to Walk

One of our favorite family activities is walking. I suppose it isn’t surprising, given that I am a race walker, but just going for a

Walking by Faith

I have been dealing with hamstring problems for over three years now. Four separate injuries have led to ongoing pain and have shaped my race

Food is the Best Medicine

I thought I would start the new year off talking about something more related to doctoring than race walking, although this definitely applies to both. 

2019 Race Recap

This has been a crazy busy year! I think I have raced more than ever before, definitely more than any time in the last decade.