The Real ART of Running

Today my son, Sam, turns 18 years old.  You may think that has nothing to do with running.  Well, it sort of does.  Sam is a runner. 

For years I thought all I had to do to train for races was to go out and run.  So for years I’d run at the

It’s almost race season!  Sure, there are a few races during the winter, but as we hit April and especially May, there are many more local

This time of year it’s easy to want to rush Spring.  The sun makes more frequent appearances, the days are a little longer and most of the

I did not listen to my own advice and it hurt.  My back that is.  I just wrote a post last week about stretching but then

Recently I’ve been thinking about trying a trail run this summer.  The only races I’ve done are road races on nice, flat concrete so the

Years ago I could wake up, put on my running gear and head out the door.  But today as a middle-of-the-pack runner in the 50-54 year-old

The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall bloqfor g

Last week did not go as planned.  I was out of town last weekend but still got a good run in Saturday while traveling.  But

I just finished a nice 8 mile run.  I like Saturday runs when the sun is out because it’s a welcome change from the dark early