Winter Buckeye Trail 50k Race Report

I signed up for this race as a second day of the made up Super Ultra Weekend that friends created on Facebook. Peer pressure helped me finish my 3rd...

Premium Wild Alaskan Salmon Oil for Dogs and Cats Product Review

Disclaimer: I was provided with a free product in exchange for my honest review. All thoughts and opinions expressed herein are my own and not influenced...

Run for Regis 50k Race Report

This race was not on my radar until I saw some friends on Facebook discussing a “Super Ultra Weekend.” Curious, I asked what this was and quickly got...

Rocks and Roots Race #1 (January) Report

Last year I attempted the 50k in January. I made it two loops (20k) and was starting my third loop. I am not a winter runner. I began running when I...

First on the First 5k Race Report

Races on January 1st are always popular. “Start your New Year on the right foot!” “Jumpstart your New Year’s Resolutions!” I first ran this race with...

July 4th Westerville Rotary 5k Race Report

A week and 2 days prior, I had finished Dawg Gone Long Run 50 miler with brutal blood blisters covering my feet and in between my toes. After a few...

BarkBox Review

For Christmas I suggested that family buy a toy for my dog instead of getting me anything this year. I ended up with a three month BarkBox subscription...

Growing a Banana Plant in Zone 6: 7 Month Update

Now deep into the winter months, my banana tree has spent several months indoors with plenty of natural light. The tree seems to be growing surprisingly...

Goals for the New Year

Last year for News Years I gave up coffee. But I feel like I might have been cheating a little because it actually started back in October 2015. I decided...

Islamorada Half Marathon Race Report

Winter sucks. The windchill was 5 °F Thursday morning in Cincinnati when I went in to work. Snow was coming over the next few days. Ohio must have known...

Tribute to My Old Race Shirts

I’m moving in a few months. The pre-move decluttering has begun! I’ve done enough races at this point that I have shirts for months without needing...

Growing a Banana Plant in Ohio: 5.5 Month Update

5.5 months ago I bought a banana plant off Amazon. The plant is growing like crazy and has numerous sister plants growing at the base. It was supposed...

Banana Plant After 3.5 Months

I bought a tiny banana shoot from Amazon 3.5 months ago. The plant was only a couple of inches tall at the time. Today I realized it was outgrowing...

Dawg Gone Long Run 50 Race Report

This was my peak race for Burning River and the second 50 mile race I’ve ran.

My first 50 was Rocks and Roots in February 2016, where I made a variety...

How to Add "Follow Me on Strava" Button to Your Blog on WordPress

I finally added my Strava button to my blog’s sidebar! It took much longer than I’m willing to admit so I figured that made it post-worthy. If your...

Hilliard Classic Race Report

Like many of my races, signing up for the Hilliard Classic was a last minute decision due to the low cost of the race. I’m a sucker for good deals but...

Jaeger Run for Pride 5k Race Report

Background

I had my eye on this race for several months but never signed up because the date was questionable. It was close to when I would be traveling...

Gary Smith Worthington Classic Race Report

Within the first mile of this race I realized it wasn’t going to be my day. I was running at a pace that should have felt...

Another Dam 50k Race Report

Pre Race Nightmare

The plan was to arrive at the start ~40 minutes prior to race. I put the address from the website into my phone and was off. My...

Field of Heroes 5k Race Report

Coming off of my not so great showing at Fore! Miler, I set out to do the Field of Heroes 5k as part of the Fleet Feet Race Club.

I showed up feeling...