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The Dark Place at Middle Age We hold this truth to be self evident; if you want to achieve a worthwhile goal you have to do the work. In 1997 I ran my first marathon. I was 34. Three months later I ran my second marathon and qualified for Boston. What separated the first from …
How do you know when it’s time to walk away from a workout? I had an interesting week in that at least one of my workouts did not go as well as I thought it would and I had to walk away. This led me to think about the rationale I use for quitting. When …
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Running in the city One of the cool things about my new job working in downtown Boston is the running. We are fortunate to have a nice, big, well appointed health club in my building specifically for the people who work in the building. I can lift weights and do yoga and even use the …
On Energy Vampires and Line Drawing for Longevity I got a question from our friend Maddy this week about what to do when you have injuries and the less-than-encouraging people in your life say “I told you so”. They told you that all that running was too much and bad for you and they knew …
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Losing my bare foot virginity. Ow! It hurts! I’m experimenting with running without shoes on. Just my bare feet against the world. I come to this as a veteran runner, marathoner, triathlete, cyclists etc. I’ve spun a few rotations of mother earth beneath my feet. Until this point my world and the actual world have …
