Image via Wikipedia My posting (and running!) frequency has dropped considerably this week for reasons that are clear if you read my previous post on this blog. Last Friday saw the arrival of a new family member in my life, and I’ve been quite busy juggling baby duty with work, as well as putting in […]
Jack the Running Dog is Injured!
March 28, 2010 By 6 Comments
Poor Jack!!! – my faithful canine running partner has sustained a foot injury and is now going to be sidelined for a few days. He was playing with his best dog buddy and apparently had split a toenail in half at some point during their romp. Unfortunately, I didn’t know until after we had returned […]
Barefoot Running: Thoughts on My First Barefoot Run
March 12, 2010 By 35 Comments
Image by dhammza via Flickr I’ll start this post by saying that I’m a firm believer in the value and benefits, both mental and physical, of minimalist running. I run mostly in lightweight trainers (
Winter Fitness and Running Goals – My Report Card
March 9, 2010 By 4 Comments
Image by capegirl52 via Flickr Way back in early November of last year I wrote a post in which I set down a series of running/fitness goals for the winter. Now that Spring is just around the corner, I though it would be a good time to take a look at how well I did […]
Training Update – The Past 12 Months
March 4, 2010 By 2 Comments
Just a quick post to share my training progress over the past year. I’m pretty happy with the way things went through January (January was lower due to recovery from the Disney Marathon and a much needed one-week break from running), but February was a disaster due to two bouts of strep throat. With that […]
Winter Run in Maine (Video Diary)
February 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Below is a short video from my run yesterday in Maine – snow, hills, and forest = awesome! Maine Winter Run from Pete Larson on Vimeo. This is a video taken during a snowy run in Maine – sometimes the best runs are those that are not run in the best of conditions. This was […]
The Rejuvenating Power of Illness
February 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Image via Wikipedia I have a confession to make, and it’s something that I don’t like to admit. Since finishing the Disney Marathon in early January, I haven’t been enjoying my running. There, I said it, and it’s true. The reasons for this are many – dead legs, cold weather, returning to work and associated […]
Running Abe’s to Burn Donuts: How On-Line Silliness Translates into Real-World Motivation Thanks to dailymile
January 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I’ve blogged on several occasions about my love for Twitter and dailymile as on-line sites that provide phenomenal motivation to keep me running. That motivation takes many forms, from the direct support of fellow runners, to the self-inspired desire to put in extra miles or a harder workout to live up to the bar set […]
A Tale of Five Marathons – How Disney was Different
January 16, 2010 By 8 Comments
I’ve now run 5 marathons in the past 2.5 years, and I had become accustomed to “the wall” arriving right around mile 16. Honestly, I didn’t think I would ever run a marathon where I didn’t bonk with about 8 miles to go. The mile-split charts below largely speak for themselves, but you can see […]
Runblogger Runcast #2 – Winter Running in Vibram Fivefingers
December 19, 2009 By 4 Comments
The second Runblogger Runcast takes me on a 6.1 mile jaunt along a country road in my Vibram Fivefingers – in this episode I share some winter scenery as well as assorted thoughts on running in the Vibrams. Enjoy, and let me know what you think! Runblogger Runcast #2 – Winter Running in Vibram Fivefingers […]
I’m a Runner, Not a Jogger, But Does That Really Matter?
Shortly after I first started running regularly a few years back, an advertisement appeared in Runner’s World Magazine that left me shocked and a bit angry (it was actually one of several in a series of related ads). The ad was for Pearl Izumi running shoes, and the title was “We Are Not Joggers.” To […]