ONE GREAT THING about my fitness activities are the things I learn while doing them. And the great thing about having a blog is that I can share what I learn, and pretend that someone out there might actually read it. (It's a nice fantasy.) Well, last weekend's "brick" (bike ride and Crim race) provided …
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How to Survive an Ultramarathon: One Runner’s Strategy
Today was the kind I dream about all winter - where you can just slip on a few clothes and onto the bike for a quick 12-mile evening ride. My post-Voyageur recovery is going so well, it's hard to keep from overdoing it. But my next event - the Crim 10 miler - is just two weeks …
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Congratulations! And Here’s Your Citation, Sir
"Did you hear about Scott Jurek?" someone asked me recently during a Saturday group run. "Yeah," I said. "He set a record for running the Appalachian Trail." The ultrarunning legend had completed the 2,200 mile trail in just over 46 days. One 50-mile run is a real challenge for me; Jurek averaged 50 miles a …
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How Not to Taper
"We have to go light today," I told Mark, my Body Specs trainer, on Thursday afternoon. "I've been feeling sore all week, and I have a long trail run Saturday morning." Monday's workout, while not like the previous two weeks (shall we say, "Bru-tall"), had still been fairly intense, and I was not up for …
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