THIS STANDING AROUND BIT IS TOUGH, MAN. The Ann Arbor Marathon was last Sunday. Sounds like a natural for me to be in it, right? But it was too close to my next race. So instead, I biked downtown to join some of my PR Fitness friends in cheering on the runners. I only felt …
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Cold Logic: No Frills All Thrills Race Recap
I HAVE FOUND SOMETHING TO APPRECIATE ABOUT THIS WINTER. (Warning: it's based on the fact that I ran outdoors all winter, so I'm guessing that many of you will not be nodding your head in agreement.) Okay, here goes. . . . (Remember, I warned you.) . . . Last Saturday, I ran the No …
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Run to Get Happy, Run to Get Fit
"SO WHAT'S THE MOST DEPRESSING SONG you've ever heard?" the girl at the coffee shop asked me this morning. Actually, she was in a good mood. She explained how neat it was that listening to sad songs like the blues are actually a way to feel better when you're down. Running works well, too, I thought. …
The Perils of Pacing: Race Recap, ShamRock ‘n Roll
KARMIC RETRIBUTION. That must be it. As payback for my perfect-weather Dances With Dirt race last week in Florida, Nature turned the polar vortex back on for this morning's ShamRock 'n Roll 10K. In another tweak of cruel irony, the race is part of the Kona Running series - hardly a name that evokes sub-zero …
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