Sports - July 13, 2009
And now, the downside of overtraining too quickly
Last Friday, I proudly recounted my ill-advised but ultimately successful plan to go from the couch to a 5K race in just a week. Today, I'm walking with a noticeable limp.
Tags: running, storm the bastille, underpronate, suppinate, Rodiez's Running Store

Sports - July 10, 2009
From the couch to 5K in one week
Exactly one year ago, OnMilwaukee.com publisher Andy Tarnoff watched FM 102.1's Jon Adler emcee the Storm the Bastille race to kick off my favorite French-themed Downtown festival. He decided, right then and there, that he would run in the Storm the Bastille in 2009. Here's the story of his ill-advised training for the race.
Tags: storm the bastille, bastille days, 5k, running, jen lada, sean reti, jon adler

Sports - April 25, 2005
Fitness Buffet: Race for a cure or just for fun
Whether you're looking to beef up your quads -- or just your T-shirt drawer -- or you want to donate a few bucks for a good cause, summer in Milwaukee is the time to run and walk. Here's a great list to get you going.
Tags: run, walk, relays, races, race for the cure, xterra scramble, sarah's stride, riverwest beer run, storm the bastille, UNCF, relay for life, SuperRun, sausage race, hank aaron state trail run, badgerland striders, al's run, run/walk, fun, run, 5k, milwauke

Living - July 16, 2009
Weekly New Thing: Storming the Bastille
Sometimes the best thing for me to do is to walk into a situation blind. Cold turkey. Depending on the situation, of course. The annual run of Storming the Bastille was one of those situations. It is a 5K (3.1 mile) run that marks the opening of my favorite Milwaukee festival, Bastille Days. It i...
Tags: Storm the Bastille, 5K run, Bastille Days, Cream and Crepe, Aladdin, Umami Moto, Cubanitas, Singha Thai, Lykke Li, Joy Bach