It's always a treat when event directors bring us out to document their race. This is the third time we've been out to the Columbus Marathon, and every time I go, it makes me want to race it. I've never seen so many people run across the finish line with smiles on their faces.

I really enjoyed myself at this race. My girlfriend assisted on this shoot by running the entire course with a GoPro strapped to her head (thanks honey). The only horror-themed piece I've ever done was back in high school, so it was fun to try something different. If I had more time, I think I would've re-done the graphics package to be red instead of green, and I would've done an organ/halloween-style remix to the theme song to play over the closing credits, but all-in-all, I think this was a fun piece.

KARE 11 used some of my b-roll from last year's Bolder Options 5k on their Run with KARE segment this past Friday. The footage begins around 2:30.

I'm very happy that I'm able to work for such a worthy organization. If you're looking for a fun 5k next September, you should definitely check it out.

What a fantastic race to film. Besides having a 1:1 ratio of volunteers to participants, driving awareness to endurance sports in rural America and simply outstanding weather, the race was organized by a college sophomore. Not many races I've filmed have gone off with this ease, and I think that's a testament to Luke's skill as a race director.

Be sure to watch all the way to the end, as Ruby shows off, yet again, why she's poised to take over as host once Carrie retires from her broadcasting career.

We launched the Jed Mahonis Group's company webpage yesterday. I still have some work that I want to do on it, primarily in the copy-editing and photography portions, but I think it's a great start.

And frankly, it looks much better than the old splash page we used.

Peak training is my personal favorite phase of marathon training. I loved being able to see the results of running all the hills and fartleks during the power phase.

If you're looking to run a marathon, you should watch this series of videos. It's a good overview of what you should be doing in the 16 weeks leading up to your big day.

We filmed Kara and Adam during Grandma's Marathon this year, and let me tell you, it wasn't a fun trip. I had both mono and pink eye the entire trip, so any time I wasn't behind the camera, I was passed out on the hotel bed.

But I really enjoyed the opportunity to meet the Gouchers. I did my best to stay out of their way; the last thing Kara needed before running in the Olympics was mono or pink eye. I did, however, get to chat with Adam for a couple of minutes about knee problems. He has such a positive outlook on his life after running, especially when his career was as riddled with injuries as mine.

I hope you enjoy this interview and if you're in the market for an inspirational running book (and who isn't?), definitely give Run the Edge a read.

Speaking with a bit of authority, I'd say this is a pretty good coverage of Ralph's best moments. Although personally, I think they could've replaced anything after season 10 with something a bit more wrigley.

Heart-wrenching documentary by AT&T on the importance of not texting while driving. I first saw this a few months ago and I immediately changed my driving habits. I hope you all do as well.

When it comes to gun control, I think this point by Jason Alexander is certainly valid to the knee-jerk reaction of "If X kills people, why don't we ban that?"

I'm hoping that right after they hit send, they take a deep breath and realize that those arguments are completely specious. I believe tomatoes and cars have purposes other than killing. What purpose does an AR-15 serve to a sportsman that a more standard hunting rifle does not serve? Let's see - does it fire more rounds without reload? Yes. Does it fire farther and more accurately? Yes. Does it accommodate a more lethal payload? Yes. So basically, the purpose of an assault style weapon is to kill more stuff, more fully, faster and from further away. To achieve maximum lethality. Hardly the primary purpose of tomatoes and sports cars.

I don't think there should be a permaban on all weapons. Obviously, there are good reasons the militia clause is in the constitution. I just really fail to see why anybody should be allowed to easily purchase assault rifles of that caliber.