by Mike Rezl | Mar 27, 2016 | Running in Real Life, Uncategorized
“Rest. Relax. Repeat” The marathon taper. In my seven years of running full marathons, the taper has been something I dread. One of those things I know is going to happen and I can’t control it – right up there with chafing, stomach trouble and the cry-worthy long...
by Mike Rezl | Mar 20, 2016 | Running in Real Life
“I think I’ll go to Boston” The Boston Marathon is only four weeks away. I’ll say that again – the Boston Marathon is only FOUR WEEKS AWAY. Eeekkk! On one hand, it still hasn’t fully sunk in for me that I’m running it. I mean, I’ve been training for several weeks now...
by Mike Rezl | May 12, 2014 | Running in Real Life
“There are no regrets in life, just lessons” This past Saturday, on the nicest morning Fargo has seen in a long time, I crossed the finish line of my sixth full marathon. Topping that off, I got from mile 1 to mile 26.2 in a new personal record time of 3:39:04. It was...