This is Not About Pickles

I HAVE THESE URGES, YOU SEE. They started years ago when I began regular fitness training, and especially once I started running races. They are what get me out of bed and onto the road on a winter morning, into the gym on a hot afternoon, or on the bike for a “quick 25 miles” …

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There Has to Be a Lesson In Here Somewhere

It’s August, and already Active.com has come out with an article named “20 Reasons We’re Sick of Summer Running.” I call BS. No way I’m ready to give up summer yet. And it will be over before we know it, anyway. What's the rush? We just got back from up north, where I got in several …

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The Zen of Zero Waste: An Evening at Robin Hills Farm

NOTE: I don't usually cross-post here what I write about Zero Waste, but I'm making an exception for my experience at Robin Hills Farm. (Plus I *did* run the 5K.) Enjoy!

Running 50 Miles: Be Happy, Damn It!

SOME BIG NEWS came out of PR Run Club last weekend. At least it was big news to us! Three of our runners went to the Endurance Series Challenge in Ontario to run a hot, hilly 50-miler. Here are our intrepid badasses. Alan (center) rocked the course, finishing 3rd overall male. Farsad (right) won his …

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