My first long race of the year - the Dances with Dirt Green Swamp 50K - is just two weeks away, and I can hardly wait. Not only is it my first-ever spring ultra, it's in Florida, where I hear the weather is actually above freezing. I'm currently running around 30 miles per week, Saturday's …
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Chilling Out, and My Vanity Solves a Mystery
ONE GREAT THING ABOUT RUNNING, as most runners will tell you (like one did last night at the ice cream shop) is that it's a great stress reliever. So on Tuesday, when an annoying assignment at work threatened to turn me into a grumpy, embittered soul, I jumped ship and went to Running Lab to …
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Long Runs: Training the Brain
Recently a fellow 40+ runner posted his experience (so far) in training for his first half and full marathon, and asked his readers for advice. For better or worse, I gave him my thoughts. He thought they were pretty good, although I understand his attorney is now trying to contact me. He must be a …
Run Woodstock Recap: The Good, the Bad, and the OFI
I'VE HEARD THAT FOLLOWING AN ULTRAMARATHON, a runner can experience a letdown. No such problem here. I'm enjoying the recovery period after a summer of long mileage and many hours of training. And this was not a "once per lifetime" event for me, as another 50-mile finisher told me it was for him. Assuming I …
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