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Spartan Fit Overview of the Spartan training and race I signed up for a Spartan Beast Race this year. That’s the first step right? Register. Then you’re committed. Then you have that event anchor and the rest is details. The first detail is “So what the heck is this Spartan race thing anyhow?” If you …
The track and speedwork for beginners Why you should see the track as a great way to grow? The track can be a scary place, especially for beginners. There are people down there doing strange things. There are real athletes there. There are walkers. There might even be the local expatriate footballers practicing. What’s a …
The total body workout for runners Keeping it real You have heard me talk about doing ‘a total body workout’ (and if you’re close enough you may actually hear me grunting while doing said total body workout – but that’s another story altogether). I’m going to take this opportunity to talk about it in a …
The Groton Marathon – 2018 It always seems like a great idea in the fall when it is a couple months away. Then as the last Sunday in December approaches I wonder what the hell I have gotten myself into? Despite my reservations and the usual line of calamities, the Groton Marathon went off without …
Endurance Endurance is different from grit or perseverance. Endurance is the ability to keep pushing in the face of discomfort, but also in the face of an unreasonable future. Endurance is the ability to put up with pain and discomfort, but also irresolution with no real offer of succor or success. To endure is to …
