Four weeks to go... FOUR WEEKS!!! until the World Championship Cross Country race in Holyrood Park, Edinburgh, Scotland. The wind, the rain, the mud, and the hills. Ahhh. True cross country, where XC was born, some would say, and where it was meant to...

So, in three weeks the US team leaves for Scotland, in four weeks we run. For glory? maybe. I hope so. We've got a talented team going. Possibly one of the strongest in recent history. Is a medal an option, well, not out of the question. Sure it will b...

Thought I'd tell everyone a little about how it's going living in two places at once. Yeah, sounds confusing, and sometimes it really is but I can explain. I live in Bend, I have a house, a wife, and a dog. I also have a job...sort of. (I don't work mu...

So I'm convinced...sort of, but pretty confident anyway. I've switched over. I am now running barefoot. People look at me funny now...well, maybe not anymore than usually but now they say something. "What. Barefoot. You nuts." Not if you live i...