My training plan for this year’s Marine Corps marathon was different. It had to be. A few weeks before the marathon training cycle began, an injury to my foot sidelined me from running for 8 weeks. This disrupted my original marathon training schedule. By the way, one huge lesson learned from this experience is to …
I told myself, after the Chicago Marathon, that I was going to take a break from fall marathons. The training cycle falls right in the heat of the summer and, if you have ever experienced an Arkansas summer, that requires a helluva lot of energy. I’ll be honest: Arkansas summers suck all the fun out …
The first time I ran, my running shoes were a crappy pair of sneakers that I regularly used to mow the yard. I didn’t start running to become a great runner – I started in the hopes that it would help me to quit smoking. It wasn’t too many miles later, however, that I realized …
I’m in a group of Dads on Facebook. The group’s focus is on “healthy and fit” Dads, and we talk about exercise, staying fit, eating better, etc. I’ve taken to writing answers to questions folks pose in the group – not in the group itself, but here on the blog. Let me share a question …
Running slow for the past year has made me a stronger runner.