Lonely Cows The Gibbet Hill Relay Race It was a last-minute thing. It is a cross-country type race on a cow farm in Groton where I grew up. But, not any random cow farm. I have many personal connections to this cow farm. If you sit or stand on the back side of the Lawrence …
The Varmint Chronicles Three o’clock in the morning the party started. Ollie the Collie, who was with us, was very freaked out, running around in circles and wanting us to get out. He did not like it. Did not like it at all. He was all in favor of us packing up and getting the …
Base building in anticipation of a hard training cycle. This is the last part in a multi-part series on how to get ready for a harder training cycle. Previous articles have looked at developing good form, balance and flexibility, and core strength. This week we’ll look at base building. Why do you care? First of …
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When natural running form doesn’t matter Let us get this clear…(the small print) Last week I had posted a blog post that talked about taking some time to clean up my form by moving to more ‘natural’ and ‘forefoot’ mechanics. I gave some examples of how this had a positive influence on my running. It …
