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What is cortisone? The Wonder drug… The doctor injected cortisone into my heel to reduce the swelling in my plantar Fasciitis. This begs the question, “What is Cortisone?” I’m glad you asked. Cortisone is a hormone. It is one of the main hormones produced by your adrenal gland. In normal human operations cortisone is released …
Hot, Hot, Hot. Anatomy of the hot long run. I ran 20 miles in the full heat of a New England summer day last weekend. It was not my intention to do so but circumstances led to this event and I thought I’d walk you through it that you might profit from my folly. I …
Vapor Fly’s and Dead Squirrels Baystate 2018 Brian came through the finish chute about 3:33. He got his medal, staggered a few feet, bent over and dry heaved for a bit. He gave it everything and got his qualification a minute and a half under the new standard. I was in dry street clothes and …
Elliptical Today I’m going to talk to you about that ungainly looking machine the corner of your gym. That thing that looks like a stork fettered a bicycle. I have been, not so much working out, as spending my warmups on them this week. I thought we might delve a little deeper into how and …
Packing for an away game What do you bring with you for a race in another place? I have been running a lot of races recently that I have to travel for. What do you need to think about when packing for a travel race? I travel for a living and in some ways that …
