Need Fuel During A Long Run? Try Beans!
Jelly Beans as runners’ fuel? That’s what I read in Runner’s World (http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-242-302–10087-0,00.html) so I decided to try it on my long run this week.
Cross Country vs. Road Race
Last Thursday I learned the difference between a road race and a cross country race. I normally train on paved roads and run local road races on
From the Dream Cruise to the Green Cruise all in one run.
Summer nights in Metro Detroit used to mean Cruising. Driving around looking for friends, or making new friends while racing cars away from the lights on Woodward Avenue. And
Running in Utah? SPECTACULAR!
Last week was terrific. I did a couple nice runs on some country (and I mean COUNTRY) roads in southern Utah. If you haven’t been there
Try racing a new distance – it could be fun!
If you have a favorite distance you race that is a 10k or longer, consider mixing it up a little. For the last 15+ years
Camelbak works much better than I thought
Now that summertime has come to Michigan, my long Saturday runs are getting hot and humid. I’ve been carrying a water bottle but I really
Running lets you explore new cities
In the last three weeks I’ve had to make two business trips to California. The business part of each trip went fine but one of
I turned 50 – Yeah, a new age division!
Friday was my 50th birthday and Saturday morning was my first 10k of the season. Perfect timing. I got to compete in the 50-54 year old division.
A Perfect day for 11 miles.
It rarely gets any better than this. Saturday, no morning commitments, 51 degrees, not a cloud in the sky, and my training schedule called for
Is softball cross-training?
Softball started this week. Our team is the “fun” men’s team from my church. We like to win and we try but we’re more interested