Last week, I was home one day with both boys and decided we needed to get out for an explore. Our go-to is to wander down by the river and find some paths to traipse along by the water. But I wanted to do something different, so I suggested going to the cross country ski trails …
There’s something about the week following a long weekend that encourages slacking. So in that spirit, I put together a little ‘would you rather’ running survey. Leave your answers in the comments if you’d like to play along! Would you rather…. Run in subzero temperatures, or hot and humid? This is too easy. Subzero in …
I have a complicated relationship with hills. My training for the Vermont City Marathon this year involved plenty of hills. I was determined to attack the long climb at mile 15 as prepared as I could be. And sometimes my mental state made them harder than they should have been. We all know how the …
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There’s a reason runners keep running despite the crappy runs, the terrible races, the times when non-runners listen to us talk and think (or say), “Why do you love running, again?” It’s because for every crappy run, there are five great ones. For every terrible race there is one magic event where all your starts …
