Lining up for my first Firecracker 5K three years ago introduced me to an entirely new race-day motivator: fear. I had never raced 5Ks all out. Nerves before a race are normal, but on the Fourth of July, 2013, I was scared. My new running group did a great job telling me what to expect from the Firecracker course. […]
Embrace your unique running gait
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 […]
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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