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We are all going to die – But that doesn’t mean you can’t live. When I was interviewing the young man Iram Leon who is dealing with brain cancer that will almost surely take his life I was impressed by his love of life. I was impressed how he is focusing on what he can …
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What to do when your easy runs are hard? I had a long trail run a couple weeks ago and it sucked. It sucked in the beginning. It sucked in the middle and it sucked at the end. This wasn’t some monster tempo step up run. This was a run-of-the-mill Zone 2 easy run. It …
Let me remind you that it is a busy time of year and with that increased activity comes stress and lack of sleep and all sorts of unhealthy behavior. You feel it, your family feels it and I feel it. I want you to remember that, for the most part, these are external forces of …
Work “Work is a search for daily meaning as well as daily bread” The great socialist Studs Terkel discovered this and each of us discovers it every day. What is work? It is a basic human need. It is a thing that can totally consume us. It is a thing that when we are deprived …
Let’s talk about knee injuries Knee injuries are one of the most common runner problems. If you think about it, it’s hard to imagine running without the knees being involved. Knee injuries are a challenge for runners because, like the ankle, there’s a lot going on in the knee. In the knee you’ve got the …
