Running

Running offers so much more than a better muscle tone and a longer and more energetic life. For many, body and soul tune into this invigorating activity. Running can be a great adventure from the routine and an opportunity to escape or clear one's mind. So what...

Choosing Running Shoes You’ve decided you are going to start a running program or it’s at least time to update your running shoes.  Those with the luxury of a specialty running shop in the neighborhood are likely to come away from the experience without a...

Top 10 Most Valuable Running Tips There are so many great running tips that I have learned over the last 26 years that I have run and coached running and triathlons, but these are some of the most valuable. Tip #1 - Be Cautious. Do be cautious with your training....

My First 100 Mile Ultramarathon I just completed my first 100 mile ultra-marathon. Here are some of my thoughts on the journey and the experience. What are My Limits? After completing my first and only 50 miler in July of 2010 I wanted nothing to do with that...

Conquering Running Injuries and Other Setbacks David Halberstam, the Pultizer Prize winning author of subjects such as the Vietnam War, politics and culture, authored a little-known book on Olympic sculling called The Amateurs. In it, he chronicles the...

How to become National Champion at age 37! "These days, I know what workouts I am doing, why I am doing them, and how it’s going to get me to the race in peak condition." When I signed up to do my first race ever - Half Ironman California 2004 - I had little...

The Positive Mindset behind Ultrarunning “You don’t have to move fast but you do have to keep moving.”This is the mantra I try to run by every time I head out on my longer runs, which can be anything up to seven or eight hours. In the world of ultrarunning speed...