It is only a few days before I leave for the Virginia/Washington D.C. area to run the Marine Corps Marathon. I have started thinking about my race strategies and what I hope to accomplish. The race’s website, though, leaves a bit to be desired. Their course map is atrocious. It is really neat in terms…
Perhaps taking a cue from Katie Williams’ “Inview Goggles,” German company Rodenstock has developed a prototype set of sunglasses that can display your running time and heart rate in your peripheral vision through a wireless data link. “If wearable computing is going to be popular you need to provide some information, but not a lot,”…
In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about things that deserve more attention throughout the month of October. This week, Scott discusses strengthening your forearms. There are two basic ways to strengthen the muscles in your forearms and wrists. You can directly work those muscles with…
Sometimes, your marathon preparation goes perfectly, your taper is phenomenal, and hopefully your race goes off without a hitch. Sometimes, things are not so smooth. I still expect my race to go off without a hitch, but my taper has certainly proven interesting. The general goal was to keep up with 50 miles per week…
This week last year I had marathons on my mind. The Chicago Marathon just can not catch a break these past few years. This year there was the debacle with the heat and canceling the race, but last year Robert Cheruiyot slipped on a race decal and split his head open. His momentum carried his…
In the description of the Bradbury Bruiser Trail Race, I mentioned that the final course preview run and the trail marking was going to be tomorrow morning at 9:30 am and 7:00 am respectively. This has been changed to Sunday morning, October 21st, at the same times. If you would like to run the course,…
Last weekend was the USATF Masters 5k Cross Country Championship Meet at Saratoga Springs, New York. Dirigo did not field a team this year, although we did send two runners. After two great performances, the Dirigo guys spent some time hob-knobbing with the Genesee Valley Harriers as they get ready for the 10k championship race…
Are you interested in owning an advance copy of Again to Carthage, the sequel to Once a Runner? Again to Carthage is scheduled to be published early next year, but John Parker is auctioning an advance copy of the book off for charity. After suffering from a heart attack (which was actually myocarditis and not…
The Bradbury Bruiser 12 Mile Trail Race is on October 28th this year. The race begins at 8:00 am. The race is being sponsored by L.L. Bean’s, and may be an introduction of more to come next year if things go well. The course is pretty flat, despite being held in Bradbury Mountain State Park,…
What is myocarditis, and how is it different from a heart attack? As a runner, do I need to worry about it? These are a few questions that went through my head recently after what happened to John Parker. He was reported to have had a heart attack, but that was not actually the case….