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Running Your Best What does it mean to run your best? I use to think that it meant getting to the finish line with absolutely nothing left in the tank. And I thought that meant training to the edge of my ability. Leaving each and every hard run like a sweat soaked exclamation point. There …
Life Balance – A primer A framework to create a balanced life Introduction: Let us begin to take this most slippery of topics and wrestle it to the ground. Let us begin and grapple with the slavering beast that is seeking a balanced life. This will be the first post in a series that will …
No Rules of the Road It’s the wild west on the new rail trails in New England Kids on small bikes with tassels streaming from the handles and training wheels streak ahead of their parents weaving down the trail with gusto, then swerve to a stop sideways, astride the centerline and across both lanes, smiling. …
Hot weather race execution What can you do? This is a really tough question because typically people are looking for answers the day before when they find out some event they have been training for is going to be a cooker. There is no silver bullet. Different people handle heat in races better than others. …
Dropping into a training program. What to consider when you are cutting it short. Recently I tried to crash a marathon training plan because I only had 7 weeks to my event. This turned out to be a bad idea because I didn’t have the fitness necessary to handle the load and intensity. But there …
