10.77 mi
01:39 /09:11 pace
Finally got in a long run! It was drizzly and misty out but unfortunately that didn't stop tourists from clogging up the Brooklyn Bridge... posted 12 hours ago
When I was in my young, tumultuous college days, I went through a spell of structuring all of my days around running. I ran 8 to 16 miles a day, and often ran twice a day. I don’t know if it was an obsession or some other maladjustment problem, but I’m sure it had something [...]
It took me a while to realize that you don’t have to be the fastest person in a race — or in your age group, or on the trail — to be competitive. It also took me a while to realize that competition is natural, and it can be thrilling. When I first started running [...]
Forget tour buses — running is the best way to explore uncharted territories. Whether you’re heading out on a beach jaunt or navigating a concrete jungle, you’ll get to know the area much better on foot than you would in a car, cab or train. Who needs someone to tell you about places when you [...]
If you’re like most runners, you use a lot of numbers. Numbers for the distance you run, your mile pace, your splits, your total run time, your race times and your PR (personal record or personal best) times. Being more of a right brained person, I’ve never put much stock in numbers. Prices, taxes, people’s [...]
I’ve gone hundreds of miles on runs by myself, but I’ve also gone hundreds with a partner by my side. In fact, I’ve probably ran more with him than anyone else. He’s protected me on desolate nighttime streets, made me laugh at the food he’d scrape off sidewalks along the way and provided an easygoing, [...]
Here is another collection of great running quotes. Feel free to add more in the comments. • “Pain is weakness leaving the body.” ~U.S. Marine Corps • “The long run puts the tiger in the cat.” ~Bill Squires • “If you want to become the best runner you can be, start now. Don’t spend the [...]
Cold weather has been my running nemesis for a while now. I have bared my body and soul to the cold and beaten it on a few occasions, but ultimately it triumphs, making me shudder inside and avoid workouts or trudge along on the treadmill much of the winter. Apparently, a lot of other runners [...]
By Marcel Walker 5.) Run Lola Run (1998) You know that feeling after a race where you wish you’d have gone faster? Where you wish you had a chance to reset your body and do it over again? In this German film, a girl named Lola gets that chance. Against all odds and with her [...]
If you’re looking for a way to add fun to your runs and hit a higher level of fitness, obstacle course training is the perfect route to get you there. Forget the weight reps and monotonous gym machines — obstacle course races will build your muscles and thrill your mind with jumping, crawling, climbing and [...]
Doing interval repeats of any distance on the track — whether it’s 400-meters or 1-mile sets — can be as appealing as race day porta-potties. Not to mention monotonous and tedious, and well, just a lot of work. Before I go on, if you’re wondering what interval training is, check out my post with tips [...]
