Category: running
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First things: I have created a facebook page for the blog. Please click “Like.” Thanks! Sage Canady has an awesome story. He ran college at Cornell, joined the Hansons-Brooks distance team and qualified for the Olympic Trials a couple of times. From 2009 to 2012, he ran road races under the Brooks-Hansons banner.…
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An Open Letter to Clif Bar Dear Clif Bar, Recently I read that you dismissed 5 longtime athlete employees for undertaking risky behavior in their outdoor endeavors. I understand all sides here. I get it. You can’t condone climbers taking deadly risks while they can’t stop being the climbers that made them renown. This is…
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There’s a room full of people at the main ballroom at the Harbert Center in Birmingham, Alabama on a warm June Friday morning and I’m more than a little intimidated. Professionals with a clue mingled with each other and ate from the breakfast buffet in advance of the opening session of the 2014 version of…
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I’ve done a lot over the past few weeks. Starting in late September, I raced the Birmingham Stage Race, hopped a plane and ran a half marathon in California, returned and two weeks later ran the Crusher Ridge 42K, then less than a week later I paced a friend at the Pinhoti 100, running…
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In the spirit of top 6 lists, that have become ubiquitous to the point of making me ill whenever I see another one posted (I’m looking at you Runners World and Competitor!), and with tongue planted firmly in cheek, I thought I’d share the top 6 top 6 lists of best exercises for runners. 1.…
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My dad taught me to always finish what I start. When I was 8 and played pee wee football my team was undefeated. The Center Point Rams lost two games in the team’s existence as it moved through the weight classes of youth football in the 1970s. From 75 pounds to 125 pounds, the Rams…
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Took a couple of months off from this site to finish and revise a book manuscript (for my academic life) that had been languishing for several years after I became a Department Head. I’ve submitted it to the press, secured a cover image, and acquired various rights and permission to use some formerly published…
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1. 103 year old man challenges Usain Bolt to a race 2. This more a history of UltraAspire race vests and not a comprehensive history, but still a decent read 3. Don’t pants a US Marshall (HT to Running is Funny) 4. How soccer can make a runner faster 5. Can exercise cause ALS? (It can…
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1. Pro tennis player says marathon training helps her game 2. UMTB results 3. How many runners heel strike even if they THINK they don’t 4. Rory Bosio repeats as UTMB champ 5. Lake Tahoe 200 is coming up
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1. Train like the elites if you want to grow as a runner 2. Go Pro + dog mount = perfection 3. The Seduction of Addiction: A Runner’s Confession 4. Beer in gel packs. Why, that’s the best idea since this Billy Blaze! 5. Ultra running’s humble champion
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1. 40 year old mom of 2 wins gold at Euro championships 2. This applies in running, coaching, and in any profession: “What’s your bias?” 3. He removed his shirt while winning the race, then was disqualified 4. Rob Krar wins Leadville 5. Six ways people make running harder than it has to be
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