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Getting Faster I must come off as some sort of crank with the number of times I talk about speed work. Like I’m obsessed with speed. Like the only thing that is important, the only goal, the only reward is to get faster. I’m not. I think racing and speed are just one of the …
How do you start Running from a point of zero? This was a question I got from someone I work with last week. They were at that point in their lives where they were frustrated with their health and knew they wanted to start getting more fit. They wanted to start running. They used to …
Looking back at races I have run Last week I put an item on my to-do list to fish through my medals and try to figure out what and how many marathons I’ve run. It was an interesting act of impromptu archeology. People ask me how many marathons I’ve run and I tell them, “I …
Race Report – Lex’s Run 5k. So – you wanted more race reports… This will teach you…I don’t run a lot of 5K’s, but when I do…wait no that’s a beer commercial. What is it with those beer commercial copy writers? They must all have hypnotism degrees. So, I’m supposed to start at the exciting …
Building a support network as a new runner Who should you know? Who should you trust? It’s all about who you know and the relationships you build in life, right? If you want to start running the same holds true. Most of us have to learn these lessons through trial and error as we navigate the …
