race reports… You’re No Spring Chicken 16 Dec 201516 Dec 2015 “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…
The Five Five: Friday, July 18 18 Jul 201418 Jul 2014 1. Steve Speirs highlighted on Merrell's website 2. Nice profile of Tim Olson, even though the race is over and he didn't do as well as he hoped (but major…
The Five Five: Tuesday, July 8 8 Jul 2014 1. Western States recap from Steve Speirs 2. Marathon pacing and gender differences 3. The pawback drill for trail runners 4. One dad's introduction to cross country 5. There are…
The Five Five: Fourth of July 4 Jul 20144 Jul 2014 1. USATF report on the indoor championships controversies essentially says "mistakes happen" 2. Run Peachtree Road race today? Did Meb catch ya? 3. Hardrock 100 Preview 4. Lessons learned from 10 years…
The Five Five: Monday, June 30 30 Jun 201430 Jun 2014 1. Running and academia 2. The contradiction of Rob Krar 3. US Soccer (football!) player Michael Bradley has run 23.6 miles over three games at the World Cup 4. Western…
The Five Five: Friday, June 27 27 Jun 201427 Jun 2014 1. Alysia Montano just ran 800M in 2:32-- while 34 weeks pregnant! 2. Sensory deficits in runners with an overuse injury 3. One last love letter to Western States 4.…
The Five Five: Thursday, June 26 26 Jun 201426 Jun 2014 1. Human lab rats at Western States 2. Observations on cadence change running speed on a track 3. This was a local race and I plan to run it next…
running Five: Wednesday, June 25 25 Jun 201425 Jun 2014 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.…
The Five Five: Friday, June 20 20 Jun 201422 Jun 2014 1. Great race report from a first time 100-miler 2. Now THIS is an epic race: 3100 miles over 52 days, 6AM to Midnight each day 3. You've gotta…
The Five Five: Thursday, June 12 12 Jun 201412 Jun 2014 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…
The Five Five: Tuesday, April 29 29 Apr 201429 Apr 2014 1. Who will be the "next Nike?" 2. Pentagon policy to provide recruits with American made footwear instead of a stipend to buy their own 3. Yet another study on…
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