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Mesa Marathon 2025 Race Report Subtitle: Grateful for so much, but it still feels like ‘one that got away’. It’s taken me a while to parse this race out in my mind. Let’s face it, it is never as simple as the race, or the race day. That is a moment in time. A brief …
Pre-Race Report – Mesa Marathon I keep wanting to capitalize all the letters in ‘Mesa’ when I type it. It just feels like one of those abbreviations that we use in business all the time. But it isn’t. And I won’t. I write to you from the Monday morning in Massachusetts. Race day is early …
The dark place, the cold and the snow It’s been an interesting training cycle. This is the first time in 4-5 years that I feel like I’m actually training. Not just putting in the miles, but training. Going deep. And it’s January in Massachusetts. And it’s the final big mileage week for my race in …
New year, new goals So my friends, what are you doing to set new goals in the new year? Are you dusting off some old familiar, more-of-the same goals? (Even thought you didn’t hit them last year.) This year is going to be different! You’re going to buckle down! Do things better! Nose to the …
Satisfaction, happiness and the hedonic treadmill Most of us have a love-hate relationship with the treadmill. For example, I chose to do a long run outside this past weekend in single-digit, freezing conditions because I would rather suffer from the cold than spend 2 hours on a treadmill. But the treadmill, as you may know …
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