by Mike Rezl | May 14, 2015 | Running in Real Life
“Dream big and dare to fail” Dare to fail. What a concept. How often do we avoid trying things, not because we’re afraid of the challenge but because we’re afraid to fail? This could have been true of my dream to run the Boston Marathon – well, not so much running the...
by Mike Rezl | May 2, 2015 | Running in Real Life
“The waiting is the hardest part” …or a half marathon, 10k, 5k, 1 mile, relay…(this applies to any race of any size so, all runners, read on!). To my fellow runner friends in, near and coming to Fargo, the countdown is on – only one week until the Fargo Marathon! I...
by Mike Rezl | May 21, 2014 | Running in Real Life
“Getting lost? I prefer to think of it as, ‘Going exploring’” Remember when I said the taper is the hardest part of marathon training? Time to talk about, what I feel is the second-hardest part of training, and this one’s applicable to any distance, not...
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...
by Mike Rezl | Apr 19, 2014 | Running in Real Life
“It’s difficult to train for a marathon. It’s even more difficult to not be able to train for a marathon.” Today marks, for me, the worst part of marathon training. More daunting than a 20+ mile run. More dreaded than under-the-toenail blisters. Maybe even scarier...
