The Story: There are few things in life that I enjoy more than a local early-morning obstacle race… getting up at the crack of dawn, preheating the car, and driving through deserted roads while blasting the car stereo. This race was no exception, and the view of the final series of obstacles under a 6:30am spotlight was absolutely breathtaking. Here ... Read More »

The Story: With the Chicago Men’s Health Urbanathlon 2011 coming up this weekend, I thought I might rehash my 2010 attempt–not only to enlighten those of you who haven’t run it, but to get my thoughts on paper and improve for this year. Fast ‘backward’ to 2010 where I wandered, half asleep, through the darkness of a uncomfortably brisk October ... Read More »

  The Story: It had been about a year since I ran my first obstacle course race… the 2010 Midwest Warrior Dash, to be exact. The 2010 Warrior Dash was an exhilarating experience that I still carried with me coming up to the starting line for round 2. This time though, I had an extra year of training under my belt ... Read More »