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Hard Efforts The benefits of going hard I noticed something this week in my training as I mixed in some hard efforts. The relatively small amount of hard effort, in terms of time, has an outsized impact. I’m going to walk you through what I mean by hard effort and talk about the outsized impact. …
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 …
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 …
I am a collector of the metal arcane. I have a curious mind that likes shiny objects. My brain is a jumbled place of old odd things like a deranged estate sale or the attic of a well used Victorian house. I amazed one of my colleagues this week by telling her the story of …
