Category: running
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There was a period about two years ago, when iPad was booming and everyone had to have one, where I decided I’d go all in on the digital lifestyle. I’d leave pen and paper behind and have all my notes and information at my fingertips. That worked for a while, but I soon found that…
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“Your destination is on the right.” No, its not, Google Maps, there is no destination on my right. Only a field, I think. I can’t see farther than 15 feet outside the car because I’m atop some random California mountain at 11 o’clock on a Saturday night. I forgot my wallet. I’m driving the car…
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I met some trail friends for a run along the Pinhoti Trail this morning. Some were having their final long run before the Pinhoti 100 in two weeks. Others, like me, were in the build phases for races a little further down the calendar. This is a section of the Pinhoti that I’d never run…
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I tell myself I’m done. I am convinced I’ll never return to this race. I’ll volunteer next year, I tell myself. But then I find myself signing up once more. Sometimes I’m a stupid man. For the second time in two weeks, and for the second year in a row, I headed out to Ruffner…
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A couple of months ago CEP asked me if I’d like to sample a pair of their compression socks. Not the full-length socks, mind you, but those made just for feet. Yes, just for feet. Too many runners, asserts CEP, runners assume that compression is primarily for the calves. Sure CEP sells those, too, but…
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You want to inspire kids? You want me to give you money to do some 50 state ego tour/run/Tri/odyssey to inspire those kids. You don’t have to do some epic event that draws more attention to you than your cause. You just have to walk down the street and coach a local team. Or use…
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It is no secret at all that I despise hot weather running. Yes, I’ve lived in the South all my life, but the high humidity and heat kills me. It does for everyone, but I am a pretty good “heat whiner” about it all. On a run this week, and covered in sweat barely a…
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I wrote this in 2013. I go through this song and dance in my head every summer, so I thought it worth a repost. ——– It happens every summer. I tell myself I’ll remember what heat and humidity do to me. I remind myself of the physiological benefits of running in this Alabama climate. I…
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I crossed the finish line in 4:59:14. By simple time standards it was my slowest road marathon in 5 years. But other than when I completed my first marathon in 2009, it is among the most fulfilling. I helped lead the 5 hour pace group for the 2015 Mercedes Marathon.…
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(If you haven’t already, please “like” the blog’s Facebook page.) If you’ve ever run in the Brooks Launch and liked it, then you get it. And you know the lore of the Launch. The Brooks Launch was introduced in Fall 2009 to pretty great reviews. Pete Larson at Runblogger loved it and made it…
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