August 23, 2017
Today I was at track practice and a couple of my runners talked to me about feeling bad during workouts and races. This reminded me of […]
August 26, 2017
Glass Half Empty….. To say that today I had a great run would be a complete lie. I was planning to run 10 miles and slowly […]
September 12, 2017
An important aspect of running is the effect it has on others in your family. Yes, you may be the only runner in the house, but […]
October 4, 2017
The hot, sticky, sweaty, humid, salty summer has been hard on your body. For your sunbathing pool-loving friends, it has been great. But for you, the […]
October 11, 2017
On Running While Sick….. I hate that feeling… the sneezy runny-nose cold…. The aches and pains… fevers, stomach issues, coughing fits, headaches…. Being sick is NOT […]
November 14, 2017
There is a song by Semisonic called “Closing Time”. One line from the lyrics of the song goes like this: “every new beginning comes from some […]
November 20, 2017
Every year I remind people to run on Thanksgiving morning! It’s turkey time – and that means food, football games, food, family, food, holiday sales […]
November 28, 2017
After a couple of months, we go back to another common running injury – heel pain from plantar fasciitis. For me, when my pain flares up, […]
December 4, 2017
When I was in 3rd grade I had a classmate, (we will call him Roy Jones), scream in people’s faces when he scored a touchdown or […]
December 4, 2017
People hear the word “rest” and thoughts of a bed and warm covers come into their head. Lazy mornings with waking up super late and maybe […]
December 19, 2017
Running contains a lot of trial and error. In 1 race or workout you go out too fast….and you ‘die’ or slow down. In a different […]
December 26, 2017
Everyone starts the new year with some goals and dreams…what are yours? While in past years I had some modest goals, in 2018 I have some […]
January 2, 2018
Everyone is different and there are people who break every trend. Different goals demand different mileage patterns to accomplish personal goals. My contention is that the […]
January 8, 2018
Yesterday I had the privilege of running with my local North New Jersey team, the Clifton Road Runners in one of our winter ‘bun runs’. We […]
January 15, 2018
Some of us started running when we were adults – I know many people that started in their late 30’s and 40’s. However there are some […]
January 19, 2018
Where have you run? What are moments that stick out in your running career that stay with you? I have been blessed to have run in […]
February 1, 2018
What are your favorite running gadgets? One can go quite crazy with the amount of things they can buy to make their running better – here […]
February 13, 2018
Over the last 2 weeks I have talked to several runners who have been injured and have been suffering on and off for quite some time. […]