Last weekend I had an opportunity to run a “fatass” trail race (up to 30 miles) reasonably near where I live. On that morning it was near freezing temperatures, raining, and I had a slightly painful knee that I’d “tweaked” somehow the previous night. Plus I had a 50-miler coming up in a week. So …
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March Weather Rambles, so I Will Too
The problem with March is that it can’t figure out what it wants to be. At the start of this month I ran on a sunny morning in Minnesota, temperature -11 degrees F. Here’s what I wore on that run – and yes, I wore EVERY article pictured. In like a lion, out like a …
Need Inspiration? AI Has the “Answer”
SO LONG, TONY ROBBINS. The twenty-first century face of motivation and inspiration has arrived, and it’s not a human one. It appears artificial intelligence (AI) has quietly reached a new level, to where it can generate inspirational messages tailored to you – without you telling it anything about yourself. I know, you’re skeptical, as was …
The Minds of a Runner
WHEN IT COMES TO RUNNING, I AM OF TWO MINDS. One is the motivator who gets me out the door on a cold morning, pushes me to finish the last leg strong, and grinds out those last few miles when reason and sanity are screaming to end the punishment. But it dreams big and is …
RUN COFFEE WRITE 