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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 …
Buddy in old age People like dogs. Well, most people. I like dogs. They give the kind of unconditional love and comforting that is rare to get in this hard world. At the end of the day that’s what we all want, right? Unqualified love and devotion? I wrote an article many years ago when …
The Magical World of Cross Country! Every fall, young men and women get ready for cross-country season. It is an age-old tradition. What could be more primal and natural than young people running pell-mell across open fields and hills? Out in the wilds! Over hill and dale! It’s a delightful sport which began formally with …
Mastery Mastery is a process not a destination. I was talking to a friend of mine from my running group about heart rate training. She voiced the common complaint that she couldn’t run at a low heart rate. It was too slow. She would have to walk. It was uncomfortable. She didn’t ‘get it’. She …
Snow-Ho-Ho I’m a New England boy through and through and for the last 40 years have been cheerily running through the worst that Mother Nature can throw at us. This includes cold, snow, sleet and lack of sunlight. While I will resort to treadmill running if it’s convenient, my default setting is to venture out …
