by Mike Rezl | Oct 11, 2015 | Running in Real Life
“The result of charity is often beyond calculation” When I worked in the obstacle racing industry, we got a lot of questions about our races: “How long is the race?” “What should I wear?” “How hard are the obstacles?” “Will there be a lot of mud?” “Can I run with a...
by Mike Rezl | Sep 13, 2015 | Running in Real Life
“You think I’m crazy because of how much I run? Trust me, if I didn’t run this much, that’s when you’d see crazy.” Since my last blog, less than a week ago, I’ve run three races. I also had a big change in plans for one of those races that ended up being two. Now that...
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 | Mar 29, 2015 | Running in Real Life
“I can’t put my arms down!” I realized something funny during my run yesterday. Winter running is a lot like winter recess. Those of you who grew up in cold-weather areas, remember going out for recess or out to play in your neighborhood, during the winter when you...
by Mike Rezl | Mar 1, 2015 | Running in Real Life
“Any idiot can run but it takes a special kind of idiot to run a marathon.” When it comes to working out, running, eating healthy – all of it – I tell it like it is. Sure, I always try to see the upside of things but I don’t shy away from the struggles and “suckfests”...
