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  • Running Safety and Etiquette

    Running Safety and Etiquette Anyone who has been a runner for a while has probably run in the road at one time or another. Often runners encounter other runners, cyclist, dog walkers and cars and trucks. Even if you run on a trail or the side-walk you may have encountered all of these fellow travelers.…

  • Survey Results Am I a Runner Yet?

    Survey Results Last week I posted a survey asking if you felt like a runner, or a person who runs. If you keep at it long enough, running becomes part of your identity. It not only consumes your time but excites your imagination, hopes and dreams. Becoming a runner sneaks up on you. In 2003…

  • Am I A Runner Yet?

    On my last post “Becoming a Runner” my last line was “I had become a runner”. In 2009 I felt that I had become a runner by virtue of running several marathons and branching out into 5Ks, 10Ks and half-marathons. Since 2009 I have become more dedicated to the sport and my training has become…

  • Becoming a Runner

    Becoming a Runner The 2003 Boston Marathon was an amazing experience. It was my first marathon AND it was Boston, the grand-daddy of them all. Well, except for that one in Greece. I was never an athlete growing up, and had never participated in anything as strenuous as a marathon before. When I crossed that finish…

  • I’m a running Geek!

    I’ve mentioned a few times that my old training logs are lost to time. Between job changes, computer issues and carelessness I’ve lost files or access to web sites. Well, last night I happened to stumble upon an old email with my account ID to Active.com. I managed to guess my old password and viola,…

  • Buying Running Shoes

    My running shoe dilemma A few months before the 2012 Boston Marathon I decided that my running shoes needed to be replaced. They were about six months old and based on the amount of training I do they would be due for retirement right before the Marathon. For the past few years New Balance has been…