Snuck in an unexpected race today, traveling up to Canton for the first ever Friendship Fest 5k. Unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately since I like to run, it was a little longer than a 5K Read more »

In July, I ran two races in one week-end, knocking out two counties in the process. I thought that was pretty good. Today, I ran one race and knocked out two counties with it. How economical!
Arthur, Illinois is laid out right on the border between Douglas and Moultrie Counties, in the heart of Amish country. Vine Street, which is the town's main street, is the county line. Today was the annual Rat Race 5K, which is part of the Labor Day Arthur Cheese Fest. After the race, we all got a piece of cheese and the t-shirts had a picture of a rat on it. Read more »

I grew up in DuPage County and started my running there before moving to central Illinois 19 years ago. For the life of me, though, I can't remember if I ever did a race in Kane County or not. Read more »

Well, this is what running in all 102 counties is supposed to be about: learning a little bit about new areas of the state and visiting places I haven't been before. Read more »

In February, I started my goal of running a race all 102 counties in Illinois. To date, I have run in 17 counties, with a goal of hitting all of them over the next 15 years. Read more »

As early as last year, I had targetted June 14 to run the Steamboat Classic 15K in Peoria County. Read more »

I ran the Highland, Illinois Lions Club five-miler today for my 16th Illinois county and my fifth new county this year. It is actually a biathalon too, but I chose not to do the bike part. Read more »

I ran the Nashville TN Country Music Half Marathon last Saturday. I only mention it because I broke 2 hours, coming in at 1:59.38. I had committed to the race a long while ago and am glad I did it. Read more »

It was only a two-miler and it was held at 4 p.m. on a Friday night, but there aren't a lot of races in Logan County, so I chose to do this one. Read more »

The first mile of the Quincy "Bridge the Gap to Health" half marathon was the toughest mile I've ever run. The second mile was tough but it was dwarfed by how hard the first mile was. Read more »