Month: February 2019

It takes a career.  Please indulge me for just a moment.  I got my start as an Elite Athlete Coordinator with the Baytown Heatwave 5 Mile back in the 80s.  … Read More

Nebraska High School Track season kicked off yesterday!  On a positive note Norwegian Ingrid Kristiansen did a majority of her training on cross country skis.  If you were a runner … Read More

Thank you to everyone for joining us this morning as we wrapped up our 2019 Winter Fitness Series.  We had some great stories come out of the series this year … Read More

In basketball it is the style that favors speed and pace over size and strength.   Valley 7 Lakes Marathon’s cap of 500 runners lets me draw parallels.  No designs … Read More

Going to be a real interesting couple of weeks shortly.  Last Saturday of April, first Sunday in May.  Nebraska now has two spring marathons!  In a David v. Goliath role … Read More

Our Little Slice.  The Twin Rivers Homesteads.  Nestled between the Platte and Elkhorn, rugged individuals and families.  We all came out here for a reason, mainly to be away from … Read More

Columbia South Carolina hosted our 2000 USA Olympic Trials Marathon, a sunny and warm day.  Christine Clark (2:33:31) and Rod DeHaven (2:15:30) took the laurels and were the only 2 … Read More

Only experience can provide perspective.  Tasting develops an educated palate.  If you dine the same sup every eve, even with the tab picked up, you are missing out on variety … Read More

The most universal question for mankind.  What is love?  Happiness.   Salvation.  Gentle Touch.  Kind Word.  Eye Contact.   Promise.  Hope.  Shared.  Faith.  Patience.  Yearning.  Truth.  Dynamic.  Sacrifice.   Love … Read More

There is a kids in the candy store vibe surrounding the Valley 7 Lakes Marathon.   The chance to do something the way we think it should be done.  So … Read More