A few days ago I was on the MarketWatch website, a site dedicated mainly to stocks and other financial matters. So as I was checking my progress toward overtaking Warren Buffet (*), I was surprised to find this headline on the main page: Boomers to Gen X and Y: Run Faster The article pointed out …
Category: Running & Cycling
Feeling Positive
"So how are you feeling?" coach Marie asked me yesterday before our Wednesday night run at the new lululemon store. "Feeling good," I told her, "ready to run." Last night's six-miler with PR Fitness was my first run since completing the 50-miler at Run Woodstock, and I'd been looking forward to it all week. I …
Run Woodstock Recap: The Good, the Bad, and the OFI
I'VE HEARD THAT FOLLOWING AN ULTRAMARATHON, a runner can experience a letdown. No such problem here. I'm enjoying the recovery period after a summer of long mileage and many hours of training. And this was not a "once per lifetime" event for me, as another 50-mile finisher told me it was for him. Assuming I …
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Run Woodstock: The Big Five-O! (Miles)
I CROSSED THE FINISH LINE AT RUN WOODSTOCK around 4:30 p.m. Saturday (thrilling photo on order). After ten and a half hours on the trails I was tired, sore, and thoroughly sick of looking at trees and dirt. But when I emerged from the woods the campers lining the road cheered me on, and a …
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