Illinois

I spent last weekend with my in-laws in Illinois. Needless to say, I was ready to get out there and log a few miles.
Being a city fella, I’m used to stop lights and motor cars when I run. I’m no Joel Fleishman. I’ve seen the wilds of rural America before. I even spent a [...]

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Ladies and gentlemen, God MC!

Figured I’d throw a little playlist-must your way. You just can’t go wrong with Eric B. and Rakim.

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McDougall blames the shoes

Journalist Christopher McDougall was a man mired by running injuries. Doctors essentially told him, That’s what you get. McDougall just wasn’t buying it, though — not after hearing about Mexico’s Tarahumara Indians, those flip-flop wearing, natural-born marathoners of modern lore. He dug in, learning all he could about the Tarahumara.
He was at for [...]

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The art of…

The Art of War: Still a good title despite it’s 6th century BC origins. It’s no Tuesdays with Morrie, but it has staying power. And given some of the titles floating around back then — Aesop wrote… well Aesop’s Fables and Confucious had the… ahem, Wisdom of Confucious — Sun Tzu was a certifiable wordsmith. [...]

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Obsessed

I probably run too much. There, I said it. I spend way too much time in my Asics.
Ever seen A&E’s Obsessed– the true-life docuseries that examines the lives of everyday people with unmanageable, repetitive behaviors?
Now, what follows is not meant in any way to downplay the seriousness of these conditions. I’ve just played this [...]

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