A sunny, breezy, 20F (-6C) morning here in Manchester, New Hampshire, to tackle what I consider my first official Boston training run, and my first run outdoors since the Stone Cat 50 miler on Nov. 2, 2013. I’ll take the occasion to share what I hope is workable 12-week training program for a sub-3-hour race, […]
Now that we’re back in the polar vortex, seems timely to share a link to a new post at my friend Tim’s site, Outdoors New Hampshire. He’s penned a handy survival guide to treadmill running. He’s got some good ideas on making the workout equate to a road workout as well as a cool workout […]
Funny how many people I’m in touch with lately who are experimenting with high-fat, low-carb (HFLC), no sugar, no grain (NSNG) eating for purposes outside of weight loss. Runners looking to improve performance and solve a variety of different gastric and metabolic issues. My friend Ron is a good example of such. He’s an accomplished […]
With this morning’s 10 miler, near the end of weeks two running again after two months of injury-forced hiatus, I think I can officially say I’m back in training with an eye toward Boston. This was the first run of any length I could test my new fat-burning powers on. Have not had any sugar […]
I had a sudden onset of Morton’s Neuroma a few weeks before the Boston Marathon last year. Not even sure it was from running – could have also been too many hours and miles in those damn European-style, pointy-toed dress shoes on tradeshow floors and airports – but no matter how I got it, I […]
A brief mission statement update for the blog. While this, my personal website, has long had a running orientation, there are some specific topics I’m going to be covering in detail over the next several months: 12 week versus 18 week marathon training. Having been sidelined by an injury for two months, it won’t be […]
U.S. News and World Reports best diets ranking for 2014 puts diets at the top of its list that rely on the same current government wisdom – calorie counting, low-fat, high-carb diets that caused the obesity epidemic over the past 30 years. If you want one that works, doesn’t leave you hungry and reduces metabolic […]
I’ve written about the Pfitzinger plan (Advanced Marathoning) plenty as it’s aided me in my long march from 3:19 down to 2:58 marathon times. This Marathon Talk interview with him is fantastic – it answers nitty gritty questions about how he’d proscribe the stride paces, optimum plan time, and other items that I’d often thought […]
“Rejoice always, pray constantly, give thanks in all circumstances,” Saint Paul instructs in his letter to the Thessalonians. And whether you’re Christian, or Jew, Buddhist, Muslim, atheist or other, this is good advice. Because science shows that cultivating gratitude has a big impact on your brain, your happiness and your relationship with the world. Give […]