From Excuse to Motivation

Thanks to a comment on my previous post, I’m going to elaborate a bit about the excuse list and its ties to motivation.
The list was created over the years by groups I coach - specifically High Performance Running Club and RxRunning & Racing Club. And the last portion of excuses dates much further back to [...]

Following the Flame - Review

I’m not sure you’ve heard this from me before but, I hate novels. So, why do people keep giving me novels to read… this time it was my brother Jim. Now, in his defense, he’s recommended a couple other books I actually read and enjoyed.
“A runner’s pursuit of an Olympic dream” is the sub-title to Following [...]

The Gift - A Runner’s Story - Review

This is Paul Maurer’s first novel. He’s obviously a runner and I actually loved this book. Wait, did I just say that about a novel? Not two weeks ago Christina, one of my Tempe runners, lent me this novel on running. One - I really don’t like novels and two, I really don’t like novels. By the [...]

Forced Blog Name Change

As I moved along blissfully in my little runner’s world little did I know how far reaching some of the things I write go. On Friday afternoon I recieved a call from two gentlemen from Rodale Press. It was 3:00 pm; 6:00 pm Eastern time so it must have been important working overtime on a Friday [...]

Running Vocabulary

The technical side of running has much jargon. Parting with the usual approach to my usual posts this time I creatively elaborate on a few key terms. Beyond VO2max and anaerobic thresholds we have terms which reflect the pace of running. Everyone has heard of running, sprinting and jogging. The problem is of course that [...]

Excuses Not to Run

Thanks to some very creative individuals from my running groups, we’ve developed a constantly growing list of excuses not to get your run in today. The bottomline however, is that there are as many excuses as there are people and situations… limitless. However, you only need ONE overriding reason to go do something. Find your [...]

Track Etiquette Take II

I think it is really neat to see people out using tracks to run, jog and walk on. I love the company. As I previously posted, there is a certain etiquette I wish was followed and generally known. Basically - slower runners (walkers) to the outside lanes, faster runners get the inside lanes. It is [...]

How Fast are They… Really?

It’s sobering every once in awhile to take a look at world records and the paces or speed these elite runners can attain or maintain. In perspective, there are only a handful of humans who can even come close to these times and speeds. 
We walk an average of 3.6-5.4 km/h or about 3 miles per [...]

A Bad Run Day

You know you are having a bad run day when any of the following occur while on a run:
1. You hear an ambulance siren and don’t realize until you are on the stretcher that it was coming for you.
2. It’s 110 degrees; you find yourself face down on the pavement and the molten tar and road rash [...]

Dateline – July 25, 1977- Deseret News Marathon, outside Salt Lake City