After so many trail races, it felt good to line up and take off through the heart of a city in an urban road marathon again. Over 26 miles, I went from feeling like a rock star to feeling like a Southwest jet ready to rip apart and crash land from metal fatigue.
Archive | March, 2012
Ten Weeks and then a Taper: Reflections on a Marathon-and-Beyond Training Cycle
I reflect on what I did right—and what I might have done better—over the past ten weeks while training for the upcoming Oakland Marathon and Miwok 100K.
Q&A with Running Stupid’s Ken Michal: How to be Happy on the Trail, All Day, No Matter What
Call me a “Stupidhead”–I’ve become a fan of Ken Michal and his podcast Running Stupid. Find out how he went from being an overweight smoker to one of the most likeable guys in the sport.