Running hurts. Â That is the main reason most people don’t do it. Â Sure, if you start slowly, incrementally increase your pace and distance, and choose to only run
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Running hurts. Â That is the main reason most people don’t do it. Â Sure, if you start slowly, incrementally increase your pace and distance, and choose to only run
It’s written on the back of all their coffee mugs: Â the mind is the athlete. Â And right now, my mind is racing trying to absorb everything that I
This is one of those times I wish I had a “before” shot. Â The front garden bed of our house has pretty much always been a mess. Â It’s
There are 86 days until my goal race, The Richmond Marathon. Â I’ve kept my mileage in the 50-mile-per-week range over the summer and this will be the first
Most runners know that you should probably eat something after a run. I usually want food even before a shower (much to my family’s disgust) and head to
Well, that didn’t take long. Â I really didn’t want to make a gel out of maltodextrin. Â Without really knowing much about it, maltodextrin just seems like a weird
Growing up, my dad donated blood regularly. Â It made a big impression on me and I have donated blood several times over the years. Â Dad also ran 3
Now that I’m back into marathon training, it’s time to start looking at fueling again. Â I love making my own gels because they are cheap, easy, and fun
I feel like I should say that I was nervous before the Newton last night, but I wasn’t. Â This is a benchmark track workout, designed to see how
“Make the hard days hard and the easy days easy.” Â This is pretty standard running advice that basically means you should avoid doing strength training on rest days