As some of you may or may not know, I am planning on running the Orange County half-marathon this year. Since hills around the Phoenix area don’t quite have the changes in altitude to make the training well rounded, I decided to visit family and friends back home, while tackling a pretty challenging route. Those [...]

Several years ago I hurt my knee pretty badly in a car accident. Confined to bed with no movement in my leg for three days and a limited range of motion for another three weeks, I was depressed. I had been running lightly and was disappointed that I was no longer able to get out [...]