"Man in these crags a fastness find To fight pollution of the mind;" A few days ago, a friend of mine posted a photo she had taken on the White Dot trail on Mt. Monadnock. As soon as I saw the picture, a flood of memories hit me like a punch in the stomach. No, more like that one time in sixth grade when I absentmindedly walked too close to the batter in a game of whiffle ball, and Continue reading →
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How to Mentally Cope with a Running Injury
Injured? Facing the prospect of missing your goal race? Pissed off and so upset that you can't even handle your own self right now? I feel you my running friend. "How to mentally cope with a running injury" wasn't one of the topics you researched in detail when planning for your goal race, but … [Read More...]
7 Running Lies You’ve Got to Stop Telling Yourself
Hey you, runner constantly talking down about yourself or pretending you defy the rules of exercise science. Yeah, you. I hear you saying things like: "I'm not fast enough. I'll never be able to do that. That limp is nothing, it'll go away if I run through it." As a coach and fellow runner … [Read More...]
2019 SunBare Whispering 5K (Clothing Optional) Review
"Third time's a charm" is not a sentence I ever imagined I'd be muttering about running a naked 5K, but here we are. The 2019 SunBare Whispering 5K was the third (official - don't ask) time Geoff and I have run a clothing optional 5K. The first year we ran (2015), I was terrified. I … [Read More...]