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Running Into the Sunset I’ve been running seriously, participating in endurance sports, for over 20 years now. I’ve been able to observe myself age and the way it impacts my performance and enjoyment. I’ve been able to observe others as well. Some who seem to deny aging and some who seem to collapse into it. …
Deeper dive into Core and Strength Routines What should you be doing? One of the questions I got a couple weeks ago was around what core and/or strength workouts that I do as part of my running. I’m going to go into a bit more detail here. Give you a flavor of how my coach …
Prelude – Boston 2019 Thoughts on my upcoming 21st run of the Boston Marathon. At this point it’s a bit of a tradition for me to sketch my thoughts prior to the race. I do it every year. It is inevitably hopeful and optimistic. I guess that’s just my makeup. Even those years where I’m …
Healing Is it ok to take time off to heal? I haven’t run in two weeks. Honestly, I haven’t worked out in two weeks. Unless you count walking the dog. And it has been glorious! I’m not kidding. I had to stop due to injury, but my level of stress dropped significantly. Not having to …
Innovation and breaking patterns with Epicness How do you shake things up? Sometimes people get stuck into patterns. They think they are being safe but they are unhappy. This wouldn’t bother me too much except that they make everyone around them unhappy by complaining. Have you ever heard someone say “It doesn’t challenge me but …
