On June 19, 2021 Sonic athlete Chad Swim raced the McDade Night Raid in McDade, Texas. This is a 49 mile gravel race through the …
The McDade Night Raid by Chad Swim
Reports on both athlete and coach accomplishments on the race course, as well as feedback on race production.
Race Reports
IRONMAN Return to Racing Guidelines
Last summer, IRONMAN rolled out return-to-racing guidelines, to ensure athletes’ safety before, during, and after a race during the on-going COVID-19 pandemic. I recently was …
It’s Fine, I’m Fine, Everything’s Fine
This post is a little bit race report, a little bit of a cautionary tale and little bit just the story of a crazy weekend. …
My First, Last and Only 50K Trail Race: The Keeping It Real Report
Last fall I signed up for an ultra trail race. Why? Mostly because my friends were doing it. In fact our team name for sign …
Hedgehog Hustle Stage 3 Results
We’re now in the finishing stretch of the 2020 Hedgehog Hustle! We’ve been impressed with the number of people plugging away and the fast running …
Point to Point Bay Swim Recap
Last week, I received an email advertising the Point to Point Bay Swim. A REAL RACE? And a SWIM? SIGN me up! No really, I …
For The Love Of The Random Challenge
Continuing our series on #FindYourOwnFinishLine, Coach Jen talks about the Houston Marathon’s Challenge to collectively run 100,000 miles in a month. I am a huge fan …
Return to Racing – A Socially Distant 5K
7th Annual Story County Freedom Run 5k Socially Distant Running We traveled to Iowa to visit family while Philadelphia remains in lockdown. While we were …
Coast to Coast Challenge
With racing just starting to creep back (where looking at you Lubbock 70.3), it’s been hard for a lot of athletes to stay focused and …
The Only Way Out Is Through
“It’s supposed to be hard, the hard is what makes it great” I’ve always loved that quote and it came to me again and again …