TO PEE OR NOT TO PEE, THAT WAS THE QUESTION. So, which type of story would my loyal readers prefer regarding last Monday's Leap Day 4-mile race - another standard recap where I set a new PR, win a medal, impress the spectators, etc. etc.? Or whether I avoided an imminent biological emergency with nine hundred …
Author: RunBikeThrow
By day, I'm a mild-mannered Director of Training at a software company in Ann Arbor, MI. By night - I sleep, mostly. In between, I do other things I feel the need to write about. Check out fitnessat50.net to view my thoughts on running, cycling, Aikido, and other things that keep me going.
My Life as a Rat
PASS THE CHEESE, PLEASE. I've been feeling like a rat lately. Not a gym rat - a lab rat. Unlike my involuntarily conscripted rodent comrades, this is my own fault. Like many runners who enjoy the sport, I want to be able to run, and run well, for many more years. And being over 50, …
The Body Specs Cure
THAT'S WHAT I GET FOR SHOWING OFF. I woke up yesterday morning feeling kind of iffy. Sniffles, lower energy, a little achy all over. Just part of winter? Maybe. I'd also had a vigorous Monday session at Body Specs followed by a tempo run on Tuesday, so feeling a bit run down wasn't surprising. Still, I worried I …
Putting the Fun in February
All right, this isn't going to be easy. February is like November, only bleaker, colder, and without Thanksgiving. And it's peak training month for those with spring marathons, which includes yours truly. And yet, it's been a pretty good month so far. Bear with me. For the first time in a month, I didn't have …
RUN COFFEE WRITE 