About

Step1Runner is the creation of Brett Oblack and is named after a quote out of the Tao Te Ching, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” Inspired by that message, my goal with this site is to provide small, actionable steps to help others improve their running and racing.

This site will primarily focus on helping beginning and middle of the pack runners looking to improve their performance. I am a firm believer that one of the best aspects of running is the experience of racing, so much of this site will focus on all aspects of racing, from 5k to ultras, trail races to major road races.

My favorite events are the Indianapolis 500 Festival Mini-Marathon and the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. My running goals are to eventually run a sub-1:30:00 mini-marathon, qualify for the Boston Marathon and complete an ultra-marathon.

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