That Old Feeling
It was made of aluminum foil and it was three feet tall and, every April, I wore it on my head. With the final whistle of the regular season, I’d drag my desk chair into the closet, stand on the seat, and retrieve it (oh, the shimmering silver glory!) from the top shelf in an annual re…
Read More ›Dealing with the Downcycle
Remember the excitement and anticipation you felt when you signed up for that fall half marathon? It's gonna be awesome! I'm gonna check this one off my bucket list! I'm gonna knock my PR into a whole new zip code! All that enthusiasm is now mired in the trial of miles. The pamphlet didn't…
Read More ›An Unfinished Story
The other day I came across a story I had written when I was eighteen. It was the beginning of a story, really, my first attempt at a novel. I was on a big Victorian literature kick at the time, and I decided to write a fictional autobiography in the style of Charles Dickens. Memories of the…
Read More ›The Difference Between Exercising and Training
There’s a difference between knowing what you should do and doing what you should do. And I am the poster child for that difference. It’s like my mind and my body are an old married couple, perpetually arguing about what was actually said: “She said it’s a RECOVERY …
Read More ›The Anti-Mountaintop Experience
The trail jackknifed its way up the mountain like it was sponsored by Target. (up & up? Anyone?) I continued my ascent, jumping over rocks and skirting boulders. I had three primary goals as I ran: 1) not to crash into any of the cacti lining the path, 2) not to fall off the mountain, an…
Read More ›Clint Eastwood, Moses, and Me
After all, it was three o'clock in the afternoon, and it was a desert. The black line on the thermometer rose menacingly and stopped at 111 degrees Fahrenheit. But it was a dry heat. I was so eager to embark on my first real desert run (“I can’t wait to explore the desert…
Read More ›What Is Overstriding
Open any running magazine, and you'll find something about the evil of overstriding and how to correct it. But what is overstriding? Is it bad, and if so, why? The problem is that there is a lot of misinformation out there about the what’s, why’s, and how’s of overst…
Read More ›How to Define A Good Run (It?s Not What You Expect!)
Well, isn’t this dandy? Just when I was ready to turn my back on the sport, it gives me a day like Sunday. A week ago, I ran the worst half marathon of my life. After months of devoting infinite precious heartbeats to track workouts, hill repeats, and long runs, I delivered a stinker …
Read More ›Hamstrings Always Tight?
It’s an ailment that runners everywhere seem to battle on a non-stop basis: tight hamstrings. "Why are my hamstrings so tight?” we ask. “I stretch them all the time." Because that’s what we should do with a tight muscle—stretch it. Right? Not necessarily.…
Read More ›On the Upside, I Ran With Meb
On the downside, it was 80 degrees with a gazillion percent humidity at the start of the race. On the upside, it was just like home. “Everybody take it easy today. It’s hot out here. Today is not a day to set any personal records.” The PA announcer’s words carried ov…
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