Note: Yeah, this event was a couple months ago, but registration is open now so it's timely again! I had never really heard of distance relay races before my parents told me they were getting involved in one. They told me teams of up to 12 people ran from Raleigh, NC to Atlantic Beach, NC over the course of about a day and a half. That didn't have much effect on me and I told them I'd be an alternate for their team without knowing what I might be getting myself into. I co

The race medal is an almost ubiquitous part of running races these days. Don't get me wrong, I love my hardware collection, but there's something about medals that doesn't quite satisfy me. Medals are a signal that you reached the end of the course or came in a certain place at the end of the race, both of which are great! There's a feeling that comes with the piece of molded metal hanging around your neck after you're done running, which is also great, but it's only part o

I started into a marathon training program a couple months ago after I wrapped up The Bear for the year and had a little rest time. A few weeks into the marathon program, I started charting out my race calendar for the upcoming several months and realized I needed to make some adjustments. I knew that I definitely wanted to run the Thanksgiving half marathon in Atlanta and I had started planning to do my first full marathon with the Rock 'n' Roll series in Raleigh since I ha