Before I was a transit geek I was a runner.  After my freshman year in high school, I became a real runner and actually trained for it, logg...

For those who have followed this blog a while, you know that before I liked talking about transit I ran a lot. A friend of mine from colleg...

I like football. I watch a lot of games during the season but as a former athlete in an Olympic sport I got really annoyed at the Football...

Sometimes I'll post something on running which many of you know happened to be a big part of my life before transit. Today I'd like...

In my previous life I was a runner . Many people that didn't know me before I moved to California ask what I was like before transit to...

It's that time of year. The Monday before Thanksgiving is always XC day. My buddy Jake runs for Texas and is going to be in the hunt, ...

Between all of this mortgage meltdown/bank failure discussions is a discussion of city competitiveness. Recent blog posts have focused on C...

After a dismal day on Saturday where my buddy Leo got DFL in his qualifying heat of the 1500 and the Jamaicans destroyed us in the sprints, ...

A bronze for the distance crew already! Shalane Flanagan gets an American Record in the 10K and a bronze medal. This is huuugee !!!! Even...

Oh man I've been waiting for a while for this. Friends of mine are competing so I'm going to be reporting on what they are doing. ...

:Warning, this is a track post: Most of the time we talk about the American dream of owning a house in the suburbs. That is starting to cha...

Awesome! Longhorn and friend Leonel Manzano is going to the Olympics. Congrats Leo and all the folks who are going to represent the US in...

Man today was an awesome day for Texas fans at the Track and Field Olympic Trials in Eugene. Former longhorn Andre Manson was 2nd in the Hi...

Update: Trey is In! Going to Beijing. Way to go ! My friend Trey is in second going into day two of the Decathlon. If he can stick it out...

I've got a few friends up in Eugene right now looking for spots on the Olympic team. If you get a chance check out the races. Good luc...

ph.obama_00724_5-9-08.jpg Originally uploaded by oregonianphoto Man this is pretty cool for a track fan. Barack Obama at the Mecca of Trac...

Every once in a while I have to toss in a track or cross country blog when the news is important enough to share with the world. Tonight I ...

Holy cow! My guys , 3 of whom I used to help coach at Texas, set a World and American record in the Distance Medley Relay tonight in Fayett...

The Middle Eastern boomtown of Doha, Qatar which makes a lot of money off of oil exports is looking to build 140km (87 miles) of light rai...

File Under Running. Reed Connor of the Woodlands High (My high school's arch-rival) in Texas won my respect this weekend. He was in 5t...