Rock n Roll Las Vegas is usually a good time. Although last year, I was incredibly sick but ran it anyway. (That was the race with many regrets.) I was still feeling the 10K kick so I downgraded at the expo. RNRLV is a special race since there are so many people in town. It’s…

I was in Los Angeles for a design conference, and of course I naturally poke around a few race websites. As soon as I saw that there was a race available, I went ahead and registered. This race was with a small local group. I was a bit nervous to join a smaller group, since…

For Rock n Roll Denver, I’ve resigned to the fact that I will have to do this race every year I live in Colorado. The course is not particularly interesting, but it’s here and it’s a nice litmus test for my health. We entertained a house full of friends for the weekend, and it was…

This is perhaps one of my most favorite race series! There’s something about the 15K distance that feels so novel and manageable. I headed over to the expo the day before the race and met up with the folks over at the nuun booth. I was on the clock! It was great chatting with other…

I had originally planned for this race to include a nice, long weekend in Philadelphia. I really wanted to do some sightseeing and take time off of work. However, it didn’t quite work out that way since I had to be in Seattle for a week-long summit. I ended up shuffling some things around and…

For Erik’s birthday, I planned a surprise trip to San Francisco with a handful of running friends. After doing some research, it turns out that there are very few running races in downtown San Francisco during Labor Day weekend. That seems like a massive oversight, in my opinion! There happened to be two races, both…