Posts about running, training, and running mindset. My focus is primarily on newer runners, and first-time marathoners, but all runners could benefit from my posts.
A few weeks ago, a meme was making the rounds on running Instagram. It was a bingo board with various statements about runners (‘I’ve lost a toenail,’ “I’ve run in the dark,’ ‘I’ve run on a trail,’ etc.). It was […]
The focus so often falls on the champions There is no shortage of stories about the elites. The winners of this race or that. About how they train and what they think about when they run. I enjoy reading these […]
There are many ways to categorize the things you should know about running. There are things you need to know as a beginner, things to know when you are trying to PR. Things to know when you begin training for […]
During a recent recap post for my Oregon Coast 50k training, I noticed that while I run my scheduled run nearly every time (skipping maybe 2 runs every 4-5 month training cycle), my success rate, that very same week, in […]
This is the first of three race weekends in a row. First up, my fourth outing at the Bear Creek Trail Half Marathon. Read Prior Recaps Oregon Coast 50k Training Recap My Training Goals Run one new route every week […]
My picks this week largely reflect how often I’m hitting the trails. There are dangers on the trail: poison oak, darkness, and parking lot fees! Read prior Puffin Picks posts. Note: Some of these links are Amazon affiliate links where I […]
After a recent re-watch of Hannibal (the NBC show based on the Thomas Harris books, not the terrible movie) I got thinking about the 7 deadly sins since, in the third season, Hannibal talks a lot about Dante, The Devine Comedy, and […]
This was a week of solid (but uneventful) runs. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, while this may not make for the most exciting reading or recapping in the world (I do know how to sell my […]
I am a total introvert. A few months ago, I wrote a post about why introverts should (at least occasionally) run in a group. My original plan was to have one of my extroverted running friends write a companion piece […]
Some runners gauge when they became a ‘real runner’ on finishing a goal race. For others, it’s all about hitting a specific pace. For me, one of the signifiers that I was a ‘real runner’ was that I no longer […]