Tough race for our team at Applefest. Curt blazed at sub 6s for the first 4 miles, then tore his plantar fascia and limped in the last 2.5. Sheer guts. We still ended up running the third fastest men’s master’s relay time, fifth fastest overall. I avg’d 6:39s over my climbing 6.7 miles. (The race [...]
Three older kids on the trail at Lake Massabesic.
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You usually have to give up some sleep/rest time to work marathon training runs in when traveling for business. On the other hand, today’s frigid February New England winds remind of the upside of those on-the-road runs… nice warm 65F mornings on paths like this one along the harbor in San Diego a few weeks [...]
I wrote this piece on fishing with kids for NH.com and it appears on the homepage today. It includes information and links on how to get started, gear, and where to access kid-friendly shoreline fishing in New Hampshire. Also note the photo – David as a wee fisherman a few years back. Hard to believe [...]
David reads a story on the Silly Bandz fad aloud to his sisters from the Sunday paper’s Parade mag. He should know. Note his arm! Boy, it may have been many years since the “friendship beads” of my own childhood, but in some ways things are very much the same.
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I like tempo runs. In addition to the physiological benefits of steady running at lactate threshold pace (adaptations particularly helpful for half marathon and marathon runners), they always help to remind me that despite how hard the pace feels over one mile, the feeling is not necessarily an indicator of how many miles I’ll be [...]
Kristen caught our almost-three-year-old perusing the latest issue of Runners World earlier today.
My (otherwise excellent) Advanced Marathoning training book gives this advice for taper week: “If at all possible, during the last week before the marathon, reduce not just your training but also the amount of stress in your life.” It goes on to recommend, “Avoid having major deadlines at work or other energy-draining undertakings.” Ha. In [...]
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