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New Year, New Goals and the Mind of A Beginner The Buddha says that we should start with the mind of a beginner. Do you find this hard? I find this hard. This is hard for me when it comes to setting goals in this season of my fitness life. Maybe you find yourself encumbered …
10 ways to work the winter stress out of your training I’m looking out the window this morning at more snow. This is the third day this week we’ve gotten a storm. I realize that the un-planned, un-controlled and sometimes un-welcome arrival of a new batch of snow contributes to the existing closed in feeling …
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Trails 101 What’s a trail? Before I start telling you all about how to enjoy running trails I think I had better answer the question “What the heck is a trail, anyhow?” I realize that some of the things I say and talk about when I discourse on trail running may not make any sense …
In Defense of Speed Work I was down at the track last night doing a speed work out. The one small theoretical difference that CoachPRS and I have is around speed work. He likes the long tempo, similar to Arthur Lidyard’s approach. His theory is that if you build overwhelming fitness you can find the …
Hampshire 100 Race Report I wore my Garmin 305 with the heat rate monitor. I don’t have a bike computer. That’s another in the never ending stream of bicycle accessories I don’t have. This was a 100 kilometer race that was 64 miles long. I guess none of the organizers are from Europe where there …
