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Category: The Five

  • Five: Friday, June 13

    1. This high school is in my hometown, about 60 miles away 2. Nice interview with Anton Krupicka 3. Interview with Betsy Nye 4. Just discovered this website. Nice 5. I’ll be here all day today

  • Five: Thursday, June 12

    1. What was the greatest running grace of all time? 2. Five key muscle groups for strong running 3. Zola Budd DQ’d at Comrades for a bogus reason 4. “This Will Never Catch On” a new doc about Western States 5. Children and ultramarathons

  • Five: Wednesday, June 11

    1. Vietnam vet and amputee runs first race since 1960s 2. Seven olympians will run Peachtree 3. Dakota Jones riffs on salads 4. Move over, Penguins 5. Corporate rivalries extend to the street

  • Five: Tuesday, June 10

    1. The Washington Post declared barefoot running dead 2. Plan trumps appetite for marathon runners 3.  Really great stuff from Peter Larson about his cross-country running 8-yr old 4. What do college coaches look for in kids who desire to run at the college level 5. A runner’s guide to pooping  in an urban landscape

  • Five: Friday, June 6

    Happy Birthday to my son, Preston!!!   1.  The importance of the warm up 2. Nothing can prepare you for the feelings of finishing your first marathon 3. Man and his goat walk across the country 4. Tuning in to the right headspace 5. Top 6 training mistakes in core work

  • Five: Thursday, June 5

    1. Running coach fired for running Boston Marathon 2. Interesting comments about Nike from Vern Gambetta 3. “This I Believe” by Jay Johnson 4. Discussing the length of the long run in marathon (and 13.1) training 5. Just click this and thank me later

  • Five: Wednesday, June 4

    1. Looks like Huffington Post is giving the “100-ups” some love 2. Here’s a truck load of BS (consider the source) 3.  heres a REAL scientific study done by people with brains  or this piece that asserts correctly that reading a couple of sentences in a study is stupid, that if you really read the entire…

  • Five: Tuesday, June 3

    1. Minneapolis Marathon canceled due to weather 2. Do you have questions for Mizuno’s shoe guy? Red these and submit your own 3. Scrape your feet, clear your throat, no need for a “run bell.”  Save $25 4. Scary scene at Comrades Marathon 5. Great beginner tips from Ian Torrence

  • Five: Monday, June 2

    1. Thoughts every runner has on a long run 2. Pete Larson explores the question of injury risk and transitioning from “conventional” show to a “moderately cushion minimalist” shoe 3. Ninety-one year old finishes San Diego marathon 4. Cool two part series on Leo Manzano.  Part 1 here 5. Manzano part 2

  • Five: Friday, May 23

    1. Cool story of Tony Krupicka’s move to longer distances 2. DC Rainmaker gives an excellent glimpse into his methods for evaluating crowd funded projects 3.  Funny and true piece on USA (unsolicited stranger advice) 4. Interesting study here 5. Why I’m not that crazy about my kids playing football (they don’t as of now:…

  • Five: Thursday, May 22

    1. Marathon running cop! 2. This is too funny! 3. On the road 4. Woman who pulled Boston marathon fundraising scam headed to prison 5. Great link from Pete Larson