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Lessons from ‘Living 40FIED – Building mental and physical resilience for men over 40: Stories of practical wisdom. By Tamas Finta This is a perfect book for aging athletes, but the lessons are universal. It is a set of ‘stories’, really extended narratives, from men who have had a big impact on the science and …
Quick Note on Books I’ve Recently Read That you may like. These are some amazing books that I have listened to on audio during my runs in the past weeks. Bill Burnett and Dave Evans – Designing Your Life – https://designingyour.life/ I referenced this book in the last show. It’s a very useful toolbox from …
Catch you up I haven’t spoken to you folks since right before my target race in September. So let me catch you up. I DNF’ed at around 16 miles in that Beantown marathon. I thought I had trained well and I was disappointed. But, my legs went early in the race. Really early, like 10 …
Life Design I’ve been listening to an audio book called “Designing Your Life” written by Dave Evans and Bill Burnett, two guys from the Stanford Design School that was published in 2016. This is one of those ‘when the student is ready the teacher will appear’ moments for me. I find myself in a transitional …
Right here, Right now I was down at the Cape out on the rail trail in the morning on my long run. It was a hard workout. You know it’s a hard workout when it scares you a little. You see it on the schedule and think about it all week. It hangs over you …
