An Open Letter to "Influencers"
Latest PostFrom a random and unknown high school cross country coach ... There is a growing tension between how coaches want to develop youth athletes as calm, collected, and confident ... and "influencer" / internet culture. Below are some thoughts directed to Truett Hanes regarding his public goals - to cut his 2:29:x marathon PR to … Continue reading An Open Letter To Truett (and “Influencers”)
FRENEMY; Noun (Merriam-Webster) – “a person who is or pretends to be a friend but is also in some ways an enemy or rival.” This word best describes my relationship with the road marathon since 2008, but most especially on Saturday. We held hands and got along just fine for 15-16 miles before I was … Continue reading Frenemy (2025 Grandmas Marathon)
WATCH FULL VIDEO ON YOUTUBE (click) So far this year, I've dealt with two things: death and taxes. Both are unavoidable. Both are humbling. Dad passed Feb 24, 2025 after a battle with lewy body dementia (LBD) & parkinson's. Below is the full video of his celebration service for those asking. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0VuCH69m4M I can't believe … Continue reading Dad’s Celebration of Life (Video)
If I learned much about "failure" in August with a race that went horribly (read more here), defining "success" in November's race (Tunnel Hill 100 mile) was two things: Getting back on the horse Being held by my wife at the finish line - the only one that was at both races. She hugs me … Continue reading Getting Back On The Horse (2024 Tunnel Hill 100mi)
Failure is inevitable & incredibly valuable. Transparency with failure is essential. Your failures are not the end of who you are. It was just the most awful race I’d ever started. I wanted to seriously drop for the last 40 miles. Full leg cramps, stomach-emptying barfing, dizziness, much walking / hiking, it seemed like a … Continue reading Why Failure Matters (2024 Waldo 100k)
Looking at my last post (Christmas 2022) it appears I haven't put up an "official" update (whatever that means) in all of 2023. This actually fits well with how things have been. Busy. Thrilling. Fun. Hard. Sad. Busy. Travel. Business. Busy. Kids' events. Ministry. Family. Busy. You get it. I've probably been putting up more … Continue reading Investing In The Hard Things (short film)
I chose this (Christmas 2014) picture because it takes me back to the sleepless days & nights of babies in the house...sure we could smile & things look cute, but holy crap were we at our end & tired. I think I was recovering from appendix surgery. Is this how Christmas is? We smile, mix … Continue reading Advent & Waiting
Youth athletics ... so much to say, but I'll try to keep it short. I get asked from time to time, "how should we *train* our kid(s)?". I'll be honest, when it comes to kids & sports, don't train them. At Blue Ox Running, we don't coach athletes under age 18. Encourage them. Motivate them. Show … Continue reading Youth Sports & The Games We Play
I feel like I've been posting "the hard stuff" lately and wanted to share how carefree and fun my morning was ... Running is getting better - I'm up to ~55 minutes of running every other day, but have been cross training a lot too! Today was the first time on a road bike in … Continue reading My First Road Ride in 25+ Years!
Such an inspiring post title, I know. But it's true. Don't believe me? See me documenting sweet baggy clinic shorts ... this was last November. X-rays, much time off, strength training, eventually MRI, more time off, much cross training, the whole nine yards. It's been a season of injury and rehab longer than expected, but … Continue reading Fragile and Broken
Don’t let my finish line pics, race reports, and job title fool you … running is really really hard for me right now. I feel out of whack and in a slump. Injuries don’t help. I cancelled my November and January races and have been working through physical therapy, x-rays, MRI, and more since November … Continue reading My first taste of “real” injury …
16 short years ago I bought my college girlfriend a pair of shoes for her first #Marathon (Grandmas!) ... she didn't make it to the start due to injury. Since then we've married, had three babies, and changed our life more than we've kept it the same. These 16 short years she's gone back and … Continue reading 2021 Whistlestop Marathon – Alicia!
I don't think I was supposed to win this one. 14+ years older than the next 3 finishers. Legs didn't have that "pop" all day. I just felt a bit off and tired from ~ mile 4. Short version ... I'm still learning a lot from this sport. Sure, we can learn *about* the sport … Continue reading 2021 Eau Claire Marathon – LOOK UP!
What a #Saturday of (road) #ultrarunning. 5x 10mile out-and-backs and they certainly got tougher each lap. A 7am beautiful sunrise, my mantra to RUN WITH #JOY and my cheerful pacer Cole Cloutier kept me in great spirits early hitting the first 25miles in 2:51:xx and a new 50k PR of 3:33:xx, but that's when the … Continue reading 2020 “Virtual” / Solo 50mi (Roads)
This is a plea for normalcy. Yes I know things aren’t normal, but we need normalcy. Yes I know our daily and weekly lives are irregular, but we need to fight for regularity. It feels as though each day, something’s new. New article here, new data there, new rumors about school scheduling here, new banter … Continue reading A Plea For Normalcy
Adam Condit 