Non-Marathon Man

LOOKS LIKE NO MARATHON THIS YEAR FOR ME. My 2013 race schedule looks a lot like last year's, kicking off with the Super 5K this Sunday and continuing favorites like the Martian and Dexter-Ann Arbor half marathons. But no 26.2 in the plan. It feels sort of awkward when everyone else in the PR Fitness …

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Where Runners Fear to Tread

SO HOW COLD WAS IT OUT THERE TODAY? I saw Eskimos at the warming station. Lame. Try again. Uhhh....the South Polar Station sent blankets to us. Meh. Give me something really wild. It was so cold out that Jeff did his run today on a treadmill. Wow. Now that's cold. I'm no stranger to running …

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My Goals for 2013, and Why I’m Not Setting Them

SETTING GOALS IS GOOD, RIGHT? We all grew up with the idea that setting goals is a great way to become better at something. It provides motivation and a reward for achievement, even if it's just personal satisfaction. I set a lot of goals last year for my fitness activities, had fun pursuing them, and …

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2012 – The Fitness at 50 Year in Review

IT'S STILL A BIT HARD TO BELIEVE that 2012, my "year of being 50" is over and done with, even as full a year as it was. As a forward-looking guy, I'm more interested in what I'm doing and learning now, and training for events to come. But readers who joined me during the year …

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