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Can you race well when you get old? This has been on my mind lately. As it always is when things feel good. My mind, and maybe yours, is never satisfied with settling for the status quo. It always has me thinking about ‘can I do more?’ and ‘how much can I do?’ In the …
Back pain for runners May back hurts this week. I figured I’d talk about it. Backs are a tricky bit of bone and meat because they have this big ole bundle of nerves that runs up the hollow bone in the middle. Any damage to that nerve bundle will have serious consequences. Therefor, before we …
The rubbish app This is an idea I’ve had for a long time. It’s one of those ideas that drifts through my thoughts every time I’m out on a run somewhere and see trash. I live in a fairly rural part of the country. Even though I’m ~40 miles crow-fly from Boston. The roads here …
Knee injuries I felt compelled to talk about knee injuries because it is such a common beginner injury and so disheartening. I’m going to spoil the plot and tell anyone who is listening that knee injuries, any injuries, regardless of how dire they seem right now, will eventually heal. Knee injuries are very common among …
Pictures of Life In the selfie, I am to the right of the frame holding the camera and the Golden Gate Bridge is in the background. I am smiling. This is my happy place. At the end of a race cycle. Fit, healthy and traveling for an event. In the selfie, I am smiling. To …
