It happens every year. August rolls around, and my training falls apart. But this year will be different, right? No Louisiana heat and humidity. Instead, I have California breezes and coastal views. Still, same story (I was sick for the whole first week, including a three day stretch where I barely left my room). August […]
First California impressions: the weather lives up to the hype
I’ve been in California for 10 days. Here are my first California impressions, in no order of importance. No. 1: The weather is amazing. Who would think that San Diego, a place with average yearly temperature of less than 70 degrees, would have nice weather all 10 days so far? Of course the weather is […]
Sneaking in a final Shreveport track session
Shreveport-Bossier City has the third largest metropolitan population in Louisiana, and it comes in behind New Orleans and Baton Rouge. There are less than 500,000 people here. It would barely crack the top ten area populations in Texas. Yet, here in a much smaller setting, the running community is thriving. I will argue that it rivals running groups from […]
Waving the white flag to Louisiana summer 2016
I’m doing it. I’m waving the white surrender flag. You win, Louisiana summer 2016. Sadly, reaching this decision took a long time. “You’re eventually going to be heat acclimated,” I told myself. As I ran Sunday night, however, I realized I’m fooling myself to think I have any chance to prevail over this heat and […]
Smiling on the run: does it really make a difference?
I can remember many instances when I’ve been in the middle of a race, working hard to stay on pace, and a smiling face in the crowd gave me a mental and physical boost. Until recently, I haven’t really thought about what would happen if I was the one smiling. There is evidence that making […]
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