Track and Field Blogs - Allen Wagner

There are only two events where runners of all abilities get together to test their true grit. One is cross-country and the other is the marathon. The most talented, fastest, and toughest runners can be brought to their knees in these two great events. Yes cross-country is amazing and yes the US Champ in Cross is also the US Marathon Champ but the marathon is what I know so this is what my blog is about. The greatest public stage for runners to display their talent is the marathon. This stage, this grand example of the struggle of man's willingness… more »

Well it has been a while since I regailed uniterested people about the story of my adventures. Anyhoo I ran Boston got sick doing a glycogen depletion phase that I always do before the marathon but still was forced to finish cuz my darling Sarah was waiting on the other end and I had a ring in my glove to deliver to her. Plus my mom and my grandparents from Oregon and Sarah's parents were there as well. So my beautiful and extremely patient love and I are going to get married March 6th in Kona Town Hawaii. All nice… more »

I just finished the Chicago Marathon and I'm very happy that I was able to run well considering the conditions. I want to thank Chad he was one of the guys I was running with in the first half. I also want to thank the organizers for allowing me to run the race I do feel very fortunate to be able to participate in such a great race. I always seem to learn a lot every time I run one of these things, the biggest lesson that I learned is that being able to share your experience with the ones… more »