Sports - Sept. 5, 2009
5K, redux
Unlike my previous 5K race in July, which also happened to be my first, I felt prepared as could be this morning. Even though I only decided a few days ago to run in the 5K portion of the Lake Country Half Marathon in Oconomowoc, this time my training was neither rushed nor ill-advised.
Tags: 5k, running, oconomowoc, lake country half marathon

Sports - Aug. 27, 2009
Back on track ... with some newfound support
Kyle Roberts, a certified pedorthist who owns Footworks Orthotics, reached out to OnMilwaukee.com publisher Andy Tarnoff after reading about his running woes, offering to make him a pair of custom orthotics. Naturally, Andy took him up on his offer. Here's the review of his product.
Tags: orthotics, footworks orthotics, kyle roe roberts, running, shoes

Living - Aug. 19, 2009
Wednesday whines, August '08 edition
It's a beautiful day. The sun is shining. My baby daughter smiled at me with her four little teeth when I picked her up. And yet, I'm in a terrible mood. I blame Brett Favre.
Tags: brett favre, guitar hero, mad men, running, hd

Sports - July 13, 2009
And now, the downside of overtraining too quickly
Last Friday, I proudly recounted my ill-advised but ultimately successful plan to go from the couch to a 5K race in just a week. Today, I'm walking with a noticeable limp.
Tags: running, storm the bastille, underpronate, suppinate, Rodiez's Running Store

Sports - July 10, 2009
From the couch to 5K in one week
Exactly one year ago, OnMilwaukee.com publisher Andy Tarnoff watched FM 102.1's Jon Adler emcee the Storm the Bastille race to kick off my favorite French-themed Downtown festival. He decided, right then and there, that he would run in the Storm the Bastille in 2009. Here's the story of his ill-advised training for the race.
Tags: storm the bastille, bastille days, 5k, running, jen lada, sean reti, jon adler

Milwaukee Buzz - Nov. 3, 2009
Milwaukee's Jenny Crain: Finding Her Stride
In August 2007, I was still living in Columbus, Ohio. My familiarity with Milwaukee had been confined to the weekend trip I'd taken in April earlier that year to visit my brother, who was in his first year at Marquette Law. My brother lived on North Prospect, just two blocks north of Brady S...
Tags: Jenny Crain, Running, East Side, Inspiration