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Where am I? I find myself in the midst of an existential crisis. I don’t know where my fitness is. I’ve got chronic plantar fasciitis that has me wondering if I should just give up running altogether. That would be a shame because I love it so. I was on the treadmill today trying to …
9 Transformational Moments in The Running Journey The common experience. There are certain commonalities to the runner’s experience that are hard to express to the non-running community. These events in the runner’s life should ring familiar to you. These are not physical events per se. These are mental events stimulated by the intersection with running. …
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The Boston Marathon Wrap up 2022 Bits and bobs. Next weekend is the Boston Marathon. It’s also Easter weekend. Should be a busy weekend! I have some of my running buddies running this year as well as people coming in from out of town. When we get close like this up here in the area …
The bigger picture – running and lifecycles We are at a crux in our running life. ‘Crux’ is a Latin word that means ‘cross’. It is cognate with words like crucifix and crucify. The original Latin was more any sort of tree or wooden scaffolding that you hung criminals on to be executed. In the …
Finding the right training partner? When it works it’s a match made in heaven, when it doesn’t, well, it isn’t. I ran my long runs on the last two Sundays with Brian – Goon code named ‘Silent Assasin’. They were very positive and impactful runs, because, right now we are overlapping. Brian is just ramping …
