The 2020 Mesa Marathon medal next to the five-year series finisher medal. Something happens to brain function late in a marathon or a long workout. Names and stories get harder to remember. Facts get fuzzy. And math becomes impossible. I’ve always called the phenomenon “runner brain.” The point where so much effort is going into […]
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Feeding the mileage monster and finding balance in high mileage running
My “No Days Off” poster from Tracksmith helps me view my training in individual days but also as a whole year block. I had run 10 miles that Monday morning — not bad for me as I worked to come back from the injuries that derailed my training all through 2019. Still, a voice in […]
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