Lessons from the history of Rome I have been listening to a history of Rome. I find the parallels with our modern world and especially the Pax Americana of my life fascinating. Rome never met an enemy it could not defeat, except the enemies from within that eventually caused it to rot from the inside …
How to execute when you are under-prepared for your race? Had an interesting question this week. Someone asked me what a good racing strategy is if you know you are undertrained for your race. This happens more than you would think. People are more prone to get injured in their peak training weeks. This leaves …
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Winter Long Run Tips With the winter running season upon us, and the spring marathon season starting how do you prepare to do those long runs in the cold weather? As I’ve said before I much prefer to run outside if at all possible because I think it simulates race-day condition better and I think …
RunRunLive Mercury Newsletter Issue Number Four “We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.” — Winston Churchill In this edition… Hah! Bet you never thought I’d make it through four issues! Enjoy the holidays! If you know someone who would benefit from this go ahead and forward …
I want your blood! Lessons from the BloodMobile Let me tell you the blood story. I was cleaning my inbox and saw a notice that the Red Cross had the BloodMobile in my office complex. I used to give blood all the time, but it has become harder because it takes so long now. The …
