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Compression wear was the topic of an interview of me three months ago by a track and cross-country coach for a U.S. high school. Interviewing everyone from an exercise physiologist and a big-city newspaper writer to me, he wanted to know our advice on training and racing in summer heat. He approached me because of …
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Running on Empty is the title of Marshall Ulrich‘s book about his run across America in the autumn of 2008, in which he covered 3,063 miles in 52 days at the age of 57 years old. Marshall completed the third-fastest transcontinental crossing to date and set new records, too. I got the book two months …
Happiness and saying no often go together, especially for endurance runners and walkers. Let me explain. Saying no is an expression of a decision. “To cut away” is the essential meaning of the verb decide. Cutting away other options in favor of a particular option is a decluttering or simplifying act. And less clutter (more …
Regrets and happiness do not go together, including for endurance runners and walkers. The word “regret“ — the roots of which are the prefix “re-” and a Germanic word for weeping — means sorrow for what has been done or not been done. And sorrow is the antithesis of happiness. So I have a question for you: