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Running naked With a recent change in my telephone hardware and a stepping back from the general noise of the media world I have taken to running naked. Not, I assure you, naked in the physical sense. I still go about my runs fully clothed. But, naked in the audio and psychological sense. I am …
Nutrition in hot weather How do you get fueled and keep it down when it’s hot? You’ve probably been there. You are out competing in a race or on a long training run in the heat and you feel nauseous. You know you need to fuel but you can’t force yourself to eat one more …
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 …
