I heard the news today that my first running coach and one of the two or three greatest influences in my life passed away yesterday.
Many of you who know me well know how important Coach Conway was in my life. He was a role model, inspiration, and mentor.
To those of us lucky enough to have been mentored by him, our lives have been transformed for the better because of his role in our lives.
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Last week, I had three runs that stuck out on my training log: 6 miles at 9:00 pace, 5 miles at 8:55 pace, and 7 miles at 8:56 pace.
Given the fact that I also had a 15 mile run at 7:58 pace and a workout where I ran mile repeats in the 6:13-6:14 range and half mile repeats at 5:40 pace, I think you can see why those runs stuck out.
Was I disappointed with those runs? Not one bit.
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I’m sure you’re wondering what is going on at HillRunner.com. It has been a very difficult week and a half for me and I’m sure I’m not the only one feeling the frustration.
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This month, I guess I am doing an Outside Online appreciation post. All three links I’m going to share go to Outside Online.
We have an explanation of why it matters how you think about pain, a discussion of what happens to your body on no sleep, and psychological considerations of heat exhaustion. …
To some runners, this is all that matters. To others, this doesn’t matter at all.
What matters to you? What would you consider a win or loss?
These are things that we should keep in mind when we plan our running.
Why?
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