The Quotable Runner: A Book Review

The Quotable Runner: Great Moments of Running Wisdom, Inspiration, Wrongheadedness, and Humor. I first bought this book in 1998, and it was written/compiled by Mark Will-Weber. He was one of of the few coaches to actively try to recruit me when I was interviewing at...

Is a healthy diet expensive?

Scott from Straight to the Bar asked on his website whether or not a healthy diet is expensive. My answer to him is that it depends, but generally no, it is not. This morning I stumbled upon a map indicating the states of the US which have the largest obesity...

Mock Executions for Australian Swimmers

Nathan Schrag and Rohan Taylor tried some rather unorthodox training methods for the Australian swimming team when he staged mock executions during the workouts. Nathan Schrag, a Royal Australian Navy trainer, pointed the imitation pistol at the heads of two kneeling...