In an ideal world all of the training and hard work we do day to day, week to week, and month to month results in a stellar race day performance....

So, what you often hear is that your running shoes are good for 300-500 miles. But, how many actually log their miles? I'd venture to guess not...

I vividly recall the first time I strapped on my Nike MP3 player in days of yore during a tempo run and dialed up a few aggressive tracks to make...