My Name is Big

Lazarus Lake is well known in ultra-running circles not only for his own running but for the great races that he puts on, including Vol State, the Barkeley Marathons, and Big’s Backyard Ultra. A few years ago, he found a pitbull that had been abandoned and shot...

This Week Last Year: Dogs, Boston and Being Lost

This week last year used a few anecdotes to get some points across and commented on some recent news. Sometimes (usually) it is not such a bad thing to get lost on a run; it can help you learn new routes. When you have trouble with dogs, it will usually because the...

Sometimes, a leash is not enough

As the temperature has been plummetting recently (it was below zero fahrenheit last night when I got home from work) and the wind and dark and traffic are not a good combination when you have ice and snow covering the sides of the road, I have started running my lunch...