Posts by Eduardo

I can't blame Mari Carmen. It is the same reaction I get just about every time I head out into unknown mountain terrain. We were packing for a 30-mile mountain run on a route neither of us had done...

One of the advantages of our local trails for long runs is that most are wide enough to run alongside friends and chat. That keeps your pace slow enough to be below your aerobic threshold. That is...

I was chatting to Sarah from our running club while we were warming up before the start of our half marathon this past Sunday. She expressed her preference for doing her training all out on the...

I was sitting in a bar just 45 minutes before the start of my race last Sunday as most people tend to do in Spain. Sitting to my right was Mari-Carmen, blowing the steam from the surface of her...

I was chatting to Diego, my Spanish running partner, about off-road running alternatives. Our conversation halted when I mentioned Fell Running. Thanks to his limited English he misunderstood and...

I was chatting to a girl at the gym and suggested that she come for a trail run with me over the weekend. I'd choose a trail circuit that's not too demanding. Her response blew me away. She can't...