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It’s that time again! Your opportunity to ask me anything you would like. As I’ve mentioned before, this is always one of my favorite things to do.
Almost nothing is off limits. Feel free to ask me about training, racing, my thoughts on the news in and around the sport, what’s going on at HillRunner.com. This is my invitation to you to ask whatever you would like.
Continue reading “Ask me anything”The eternal debate is back, if it ever went away. Is too much running bad for your heart? I’ve faced a number of people who have tried telling me it is so. Chances are you also have.
But is it true? The “evidence” given to support this idea is usually anecdotal or flat out false. How many times have you been told about Jim Fixx? While his death was tragic, when you look at the big picture with him specifically or with runners overall, things look much different.
Well, now we have more evidence that even extreme exercise doesn’t appear to be a health risk. It appears going beyond a certain extent of exercise doesn’t help your health but it also doesn’t harm your health. So, if you enjoy doing more, don’t worry about it.
Read on for more of what I’ve been reading about recently…
Continue reading “Is extreme exercise bad for your heart?”
I know Thanksgiving is still a week away but I’ll be posting the usual monthly recap on Thanksgiving this year. Besides, if I thank you this week while you’re not off enjoying time with the family, you’re more likely to see it.
Continue reading “Thank you”
You CAN run through the winter!
Winter is here! At least in this part of Wisconsin, it seemed to arrive on Halloween this year and hasn’t let up since!
That means it’s time, if not a little late, for your annual reminder: winter running can be safe and, dare I say, even enjoyable with a few precautions.
Continue reading “Winter running”
It’s the most simple question that can be asked to assess the usefulness of a training concept: did it work?
However, is that always the right question to ask? What if it appears that it did work but for the wrong reasons? What if it appears to not have worked but some other variable was the problem?
Continue reading “Did it work? Does it matter?”I’ve written a few times about icing and what we now know about it. Let me do it again.
While we used to think icing an injury or even icing sore legs in general was a good idea, we now have enough evidence to strongly believe exactly the opposite is true.
It appears that ice does not help. It might even hurt. The evidence of this is convincing and growing rapidly.
Continue reading “Do you use ice?”
Many of us have wrapped up our racing seasons some time in the last month or so. Those of us who haven’t likely will be in the next month or so.
So the logical question to ask at this point is – what next? What do we do between now and spring?
While I would strongly encourage that you take advantage of the winter to build a solid base in order to make your spring goals more attainable, that’s not what I would recommend immediately after your last race of the year.
Continue reading “Take some time off”
We all have them. Certain times when stress is higher, the schedule is busier, maybe things are so hectic that even your sleep suffers.
Maybe you have a deadline you need to meet at work. Maybe something is going on at home or in your extended family. During the holidays, there are simply so many things going on that we can feel overwhelmed.
When these things happen, what do you do with your running? Do you back off or “just plow through”?
Continue reading “Know your danger zones”
Eliud Kipchoge, arguably the greatest marathoner of all time, did it! This morning in Vienna Austria, he ran a marathon in 1:59:40. Not the world record because this was not a record eligible event but an astounding performance regardless.
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October is my favorite month of the year as a runner. The weather is cool and crisp, the trees are changing color, all seems right in the world.
These past few days have reminded me how much I enjoy October and I’ve made sure to take some time to let it all soak in.
Have you done the same recently?
Continue reading “Take a moment to enjoy”