I read the book, “Running with the Kenyans: Passion, Adventure, and the Secrets of the Fastest People on Earth.” and I would highly recommend reading the book at any level of running. It is very inspiring and gives a window of how and why the Kenyans are such great runners. I always find it inspiring … Read More
Mark Remy’s book says “Slow? It doesn’t matter”. When I first started running I thought that running fast meant running fast every day. When I joined a run group and had access to a coach I learned that I shouldn’t run fast every day, but rather I should only spend 20% of my total time … Read More
I can speak from personal experience that I have only ever tried an ice bath once or twice. I do remember listening to runners at the start of a race and someone saying they have really started taking running seriously now and they take an ice bath at the end of a race. My fun … Read More
I have a friend, Ken Rosen, who has run Boston 17 times. Ken told me a great story about a business trip he took to Bosten, and he ran 27 miles from the Boston Finish line to Hopkinton. He is one of these crazy guys who will run 25.2 miles on a long run, and … Read More
I have only been yelled at a couple of times. One memorable time was the following: The Guthrie loop on Kenwood Parkway It’s true, we have snow in Minnesota, and oftentimes the sidewalks in Minneapolis are not that great to run on. It’s also true that on the Guthrie loop, we rarely run on the … Read More
I already have a Fartlek post which you can find here. So what is F for? I am going to say F is for F*** yea when you get your PR at an end of a race. I haven’t had many times that I say this and for me I am going to say it … Read More
It’s funny that we ran 8 miles tonight and the conversation came up that we were all glad we ran 8 miles because 6 miles is just not quite enough. I got thinking that he was right and 6 miles doesn’t quite give you that boost or extra something. What is that extra something? It’s … Read More
I have never DNF’d a race until last year when I started participating in the Ironman Virtual races. When the pandemic started in 2020, I signed up for nearly every shorter race and eventually every long race. I drew the line at the full Ironman distance, but I did end up running two virtual marathons. … Read More
No matter what your shape, weight, or height, chafing and running go together. I was inspired to write this and all my other A-Z posts by Mark Remy who wrote the book “C is for Chafing“. I am a big fan of satire and I love all of Mark’s writing on his blog. Part of … Read More
It seems like every runner is proud of their ugly feet. I know my dad is particularly proud of the fact that he had his toenails removed because of running in the mountains. (A story for another day). One thing I hear from new runners is complaints about blisters. I always seem to get new … Read More
