This week last year used a few anecdotes to get some points across and commented on some recent news. Sometimes (usually) it is not such a bad thing to get lost on a run; it can help you learn new routes. When you have trouble with dogs, it will usually because the owner neglects them…
The following letter was sent to me at the beginning of the year and I am republishing it here with permission. Please join me in supporting Emily Levan in her Olympic Trials bid, as well as her daughter Maddie in her war against the cancer in her body. The “Two Trials” fundraiser kicks off today,…
The book is now live! It’s FINALLY ready…it’s been more than a year and a half that you have been asking me to write about more tips on how to get ready for your marathon. It’s been more than 6 months since I started writing this book. I was up to all hours of the…
How would you like to see a “sneak preview” of my upcoming book? I plan on releasing it Thurdsay, January 17th and I have put together a short PDF document that includes the introduction about why I wanted to write the book, as well as the overview page so that you can see what is…
As I wrote a month ago, the tests conducted on Oscar Pistorius‘ prosthetic legs show that he has an unfair advantage over able-bodied athletes. The IAAF have ruled and determined to uphold the study and have barred Pistorius from competition. The IAAF endorsed studies by German professor Gert-Peter Brueggemann, who conducted tests on the prosthetic…
In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about food and recipes for the month of January. This week, I would like to recommend that you add quinoa to your diet. It has become a staple in our household over the past few months. Quinoa is very…
Do you ever get stuck working for too long and just can’t seem to find a way to get out the door for your run? Or has it been so long since you ran that you couldn’t even say when or how far it was?
This week last year was a busy one, with a lot of quality articles on a wide range of topics. News bites were mixed in with training advice, and a good description of toys was mixed in with reader questions. The week began with a discussion of a number of different types of toys that…
The Maine Running Company has started a running shoe recycle program, which is great news for Southern Maine. Before the program began at Maine Running, the closest shoe recycling center was in New Hampshire and they only accepted a few pairs of shoes at a time.
Ever since I originally wrote a series of articles on marathon preparation and recovery for some friends of mine a year and a half ago, I thought about writing a book on the subject. I finally began that project this past Summer, and for the past couple of months I have been working on it…