“Why did I want to do this?” I looked down at my watch this morning, and it showed I was 1.21 miles into the Firecracker 5K course. I was falling off pace and questioning why running the course means so much to me. After I spent my Fourth of July in bed and on medication […]
Searching for my lost running gears
I mash my foot to the floorboard. My RPMs rise higher and higher, yet I can’t shift up. If my body is a running machine, then I’m missing crucial running gears. I learned how to drive with on a stick shift, a 1989 Ford Bronco II. The gears were butter, barely any need for the […]
Running quirks: you people are weird
Embrace the weirdness As my running group peeled off into the parking lot, finishing up a quick-paced workout, I continued on. I had another .18 of a mile to go before my brain would allow me to hit the stop button on my Garmin. My running friends thought nothing of the bonus steps my brain demanded. […]
Garmin 735XT GPS watch review
My name is Brent, and I have a problem. I’m addicted to running stats. If my Garmin isn’t recording, I might as well not run. If you can’t see a run and evaluate the numbers after, it didn’t happen right? I started with the Nike+ running app on my phone back in 2010. I progressed to […]
Planning five months of runs: putting it all together
I love this moment. Looking ahead to my next racing season and coming up with my own training plan. I can be optimistic, outline my best-case scenario and dream big. How much more time can I whittle away from my PR? How can I design my buildup in a way that will have me running […]
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