Category: Training

David and I got into a heated debate on the way back home from the State 10k Championship last Sunday. The topic of discussion was whether trail running or mountain biking was better for you or not....

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...

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 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...

I met my running buddy for coffee this morning. Just yesterday we raced the same 10k. He was incredulous that I had just finished a training run while he was on the first of six consecutive rest...

The other day I got hit by a dreaded side stitch. I haven't had one of those since I was in junior school. But it's not just minions like me getting struck by them. Last year a side stitch cost...