My Favorite Runs of 2011 #1 The Tahoe Rim Trail Life Is A Journey, Not A Destination Ralph Waldo Emerson said “Life Is A Journey, Not A Destination,” and I think that is true in so many things.  My running destination for last year was finishing the St George Marathon but so many...

My Favorite Runs of 2011 #2 - The St George Marathon As I have mentioned in a few other posts, 2011 was a very energizing year for me as a runner and really probably in life.  One of the things that re-energized me last year was all of the good people around me.  It would be hard to mention...

My Favorite Runs of 2011 – #3 The top three runs on my list of My Favorite Runs of 2011 were all such great runs that it was hard to determine which order to place them in.  Number three on my list was a run that I did back on August 27th.  This may possibly be the hardest run that I...

My Favorite Runs of 2011  #4 – “Camie’s Run” Number four on the list of my favorite runs of 2011 is more about life than it is about running.  On June 4th of last year I ran “Camie’s Run” at Orem High School just a few blocks from my house....

My Favorite Runs of 2011  #5 – A Few Hours of Solitude One of my favorite things to do is run in an area that I am not familiar with and be able to wander and explore.  In August my wife and kids, my parents and my siblings and their families planned a reunion, or a...

My Favorite Runs of 2011 #6 Great People and Great Runs Last Year was a revitalization year for me as a runner.  I had become burned out and lazy in my running and needed something to pick me up.  I ran a few races in 2010, including a marathon but had lost that fire that I had in previous...