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Welcome to Running With Rick!  Gotta confess that this post is all over the map with personal humiliation, this year's Loop the Lake 8K,...

I know what you’re thinking.  This will be another post where I share illustrious exploits from past races where I ultimately prevailed...

Would you believe that most participants in this event actually wear red flannel tops? I went to bed February 14 prepared to compete in...

With the heat index hovering in the mid-nineties and "Life in the Fast Lane" blasting in my ear buds, I reached deep inside for that...

We interrupt this blog for a Pop Quiz.  It consists of 15 questions carefully developed during my recent Boston vacation (while savoring...

Something's wrong with me. Seriously wrong. What other reason do I have that the race I've participated in most takes place in the...

Stunning blue skies greeted me the morning of October 8, 2017 when I returned to competitive racing. Indeed, the weather could not have...

A glimpse at the upcoming races for this year! Happy 2024! It's my hope that everyone's holidays were enjoyable, rewarding and relaxing. ...

Two things stood out most prominently about my running in 2023. The first being that I missed two races due to perhaps the silliest...

What would you think of running a 10K on a straight, flat course along quiet wooded bicycle trails in the light of a sunrise in early...

Class is now in session. Show of hands. How many of you have heard of “Age-Graded Results?” Me? I’d never heard of it until a friend...

Not too long ago, someone asked me why I have a running coach, wondering if shaving a few seconds off a race time is actually worth it. ...

I tackled my first race of the year last Saturday in running the Red Flannel 10K. I see this downtown Des Moines race as well as the...

When I left Oregon for Rapid City almost thirty years ago, I looked forward to what I considered a “real winter.” I knew that a snowfall...

My personal highlight for running in 2022 came on a sticky Saturday morning in early July. I was about halfway through an eight-mile run...

Rick sad. Or to put it in a somewhat more descriptive manner, I am a bit down about having had to miss the IMT Des Moines Half Marathon...