McKinney Running Club is sponsoring the third annual Run the Mill 5K and Fun Run at Tupps Brewery in late Fall 2020. Inspired during a road trip to a small town in northern Oklahoma, a small group from The McKinney Running Club (MRC) wanted to do more for our amazing community. An idea was born…
MRC’s delightful springtime romp through the woods, Trails & Tacos, returns to Erwin Park on Aug. 22.
Join 300-plus friendly and experienced runners on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays — click here for more details.
First, be ready. This is going to be a long report. Like book-long. I have a lot to share. Marathon #5. A PR. A sub-4:00. And a Boston Qualifier (BQ)! I cannot believe it. But, at the same time, I believe it because believing in myself led me to knocking this one out of the…
On a September Saturday night in 2016 sitting with several MRC members, a commitment was made to run Rocky Raccoon 100 Miler. It came to pass this past weekend. Before anything else, much thanks is given to the crew. The crew is very important. Tim Leeth and Eric Fortner, as well as John Meaney who lent…
This last weekend I finished the Rocky Raccoon 50 mile trail run. As I prepared to type up my race report I realized it’s been a while since I did a race reflection so I have a lot to say. Prepare for a long read and a lesson. I keep promising a coworker to do…
McKinney Running Club offers a running program for new or returning runners to the sport of running. If you can’t run, but want to run, we will start easy at a pace you can achieve. We will begin with slow walk/run intervals with mostly walking. As your physical conditioning improves, you will gradually run more than…
The Leadville Trail 100 Run was the best running experience I’ve had to date. This seems strange to say because it seems that running a 100 mile race has to be one of the most asinine activities in which a human being can participate. You will be starting before sunrise, running all day and into…
I signed up for Leadville knowing I needed a kick in the pants, both in running and life. I was craving an adventure and my running had been lackluster since knee surgery a couple years ago. The mountains have always had a hold on me; I grew up in California camping and hiking in the…
