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  • Five: Wednesday, August 13

    1. How non-local fatigue affects legs 2. I’m trying to be better about this. 3. The best running exercise that no one is doing 4. How exercise helps us tolerate pain 5. Preseason training

  • Five: Monday, July 28

    1. Seems like there’s a rash of ITB injuries this rummer. This is the 4th piece on the subject in the last month 2. The Sumo run 3. This is funny.  But I hope he’s ok 4. SF Marathon was this past weekend 5. This is so scary

  • Five: Thursday, July 24

    1. Vibram trying to reboot after PR and lawsuit fiasco 2. How your arms help you run 3. The benefits of discomfort 4. Here is your Badwater 135 winner 5. The art of recovery

  • Mizuno since 2010: Growing a brand and community (part 2)

    Mizuno since 2010: Growing a brand and community (part 2)

        To begin his book Outliers: The Story of Success, Malcom Gladwell wrote of the mystery of Roseto, a small Italian town to the south of Rome.  In the late 1890s, a small group Rosetans immigrated to the US and settled in Bangor, Pennsylvania. Over the next few decades hundreds more Rosetans moved to Bangor leaving…

  • Mizuno since 2010: Growing a Brand and a Community (part 1)

    Mizuno since 2010: Growing a Brand and a Community (part 1)

      I’ve recently replaced my Brooks shoes with Mizuno shoes for road running.  I still use Salomon Sense Mantra on the trails but am interested in trying other brands for longer trail runs (the new Mizuno trail shoe, the Wave Hayate, intrigues me—anyone tried it yet?). I’m kind of strange. When I choose a brand for…

  • Five: Wednesday, June 25

    1. Endurance races in the jungle recharge hotel execs 2. Rehabbing Western States course after the American fire 3. The essence of running 100 miles 4. A french touch 5. Looks easy on paper, but hard in reality.

  • Five: Tuesday, June 24

    1. My bother-in-law told me about Cliff Young.  Story is a couple of years old, but remarkable. 2. Looks like fun 3. Nice profile of Ian Sharman, who totally dominates me in Words With Friends 4. A very thorough review of the Lieberman Barefoot running article that lent “scientific” credence to the barefoot movement 5. Five things…

  • Five: Monday, June 9

    1. Twenty runners you should be following on social media (Good list, but don’t expect any of these to give you a flood of tweets or a reply to yours. I think this is the list compiler’s friend list) 2. Hot drinks vs cool drinks for cooling 3. Beginner’s guide to multi-stage racing 4. Race…

  • Throwback Thursday #TBT

    Here’s a throwback Thursday post for you.  The race report from my first marathon, the 2009 Disney marathon.  Finishing that race started me along this crazy endurance road and opened doors that I never thought would open.  Reading this report was a trip.  I still remember the feeling as I crossed the finish line and the marathon…

  • Ruffner Mountain Trail Festival Race Report

    Ruffner Mountain is a small mountain on the eastern side of Birmingham that has a long history in the area.  In Birmingham’s golden age of industry and iron production, Ruffner was a source of stone and iron ore.  Iron was mined and loaded on rail cars for transport to the Magic City’s Sloss Furnace iron…

  • The Five is taking a break

    On vacation this week, so I’m giving the Five a break.  But, I won’t leave you empty handed.  I’ve got a few posts for this week queued and ready to go.  The Five will return on May 29.   Have a great week!