I squinted, the rising sun limiting my vision. While I couldn’t see clearly, I could tell another runner was headed straight for me and a coworker accompanying me on a run through south highlands earlier this week. Even with the visual handicap, I knew exactly who the runner was from several hundred meters away. Her […]
Looking to the past for running motivation
A short memory is viewed as a sports virtue. Writers and critics praise elite athletes for their ability to rebound from a bad shooting game in basketball or swing through a baseball slump, forgetting the struggles and focusing on each moment. Articles are dedicated to the art of short memory. For runners slogging through a hot summer, however, I argue long-term memory […]
Finding peace during an imperfect long run
Running, like life, is flawed Think back to a perfect race, long run or training week you’ve had. Still thinking? Probably because there is no such thing. Running, like life, is imperfect. (Side note, if you have figured out the formula for a perfect training buildup and race, please send it to me. Or write a […]
Biking to work: what I learned
I’m guilty. As a runner, I’ve scoffed at cyclists. “They are taking the easy way,” I would think every time someone on a bike zipped past, leaving me to plod on foot. But after my first week of biking to work, I’m ready to make a few concessions. First, cycling is not as easy as […]
Summer running means back to two-a-days
I didn’t want to open the door to go back outside yesterday evening. I dreaded the blast of steamy air that awaited. I had already suffered through a hard track session in the morning before working all day, and every piece of me wanted to collapse underneath the AC vent. But I had no choice: summer […]
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