Introducing Greater > Than Endurance

Over the past year, the balance of postings on my old blog was split pretty evenly between topical (e.g., approaches to training) and personal (e.g., race reports). I’ve realized that there is much more interest in the former than the latter. I’m still convinced most of my races are legendary...in my own mind anyways...

So, with that said, it became evident that a rebranding was in order: the content will now be centered around discussions on issues important to all of us: the latest in training, nutrition, recovery, and the lifestyle of an endurance athlete. I’m still reserving the right to share a race report every now and then, but I’ll only do so if I feel that there are take-aways highly applicable to a wide audience. I will try to get my own new posts up at least every two weeks. But another new and exciting feature of the blog will always be updated regularly: see the upper right panel for links to the top five endurance training/racing articles of the week. I’m a total nerd about this stuff, and read it frequently, and while a lot of what I read is great, a lot isn’t…so I’ll do my best to act as a “filter” for the good reads. Even if my writing doesn’t excite you, hopefully some of these articles will…and the blog will still carry some value for you

What’s up with the new name and site address: Greater > Than is a philosophy that characterizes us as endurance athletes. It is about creating and “opting-in” to just manageable challenges that yield physical, mental, and spiritual growth. We push ourselves to uncomfortable places and challenge our respective limits so that we can be Greater > Than we were the day before. While the medals, Facebook status updates, and Twitter feeds are cool, you don’t last in endurance sports if that is what drives you. Rather, we live this stuff for the complexity it creates in our lives, the character and confidence it builds, and the deep-rooted community we get to share it all with. My aim is for this blog (even if in the smallest way) is to contribute to your personal pursuit of becoming Greater > Than.

The first post on the newly branded blog is all about integrating this stuff with other aspects of our lives. It’s crowd sourced, so 99% of it is in your own words, and I think the result is pretty damn insightful. Check it out below!

***Got to give credit where credit is due: I didn’t come up with Greater > Than, but my good friends Mark and Jon Sider did, when they launched an electrolyte replacement sports drink that has partnered with the best local running store (RunningFit) to sponsor an Endurance Racing team out of Ann Arbor, Michigan. I'm a big fan of the drink, and an even bigger fan of the philosophy.