Finding the perfect marathon flat has been a lifelong quest of mine. I don’t think I have worn the same flat for more than two marathons before. For a while I thought I had found a shoe that was just the right mixture of cushioning and responsiveness in the Adidas Read more…
Exactly 29 days ago, I ran a terrific workout that proved to me that I was quickly getting into the best shape of my life. After jogging to a local high school track, I did 4x 2 miles with 3 minutes rest, averaging 5:40 pace. The pace came to me easily and Read more…
One of the reasons I started this blog was to encourage younger runners who may not be the best or the fastest, but want to improve. As I mentioned previously, I was never a standout runner, in high school or college. Even at the small Class C high school I Read more…
March 16th was Johnny’s Running of the Green, which is a very popular and very competitive 5-miler, usually being won in under 25 minutes. Most recent victors have included the 2005 NCAA Division 3 cross country champion and a Division 1 runner with a 5K PR of 14:18. I’ve been Read more…
I’ve been listening to two bands almost exclusively for the past week or two now. This isn’t particularly noteworthy; I tend to focus on one band and listen to one or two of their albums for a while, until I tire of them and move on the next obsession. It’s Read more…
Being a runner means being in-tune with your body, and making sure that you are taking care of it as well as you can. This means that in addition to working out, what you are putting into your body is very important as well. While the adage that anything will Read more…
I am not elite. Hopefully you would have understood that from this post title, but one can never be too sure. So why am I writing this, and why are you (I hope) reading this? Because, with respects to Dennis Leary, I’m just a regular Joe, with a regular job. Read more…