After a week-and-a-half on vacation with my family, and a subsequent jam-packed week at the day job, I’m chomping at the bit to get back to a regular writing schedule. I have a lot of material lined up: guest reviews of the Patagonia Evermore and NB 890 v3, personal reviews of the Saucony Virrata and […]
Recommended Read: Scott Douglas Book Excerpt on the Future of Minimalist Running Shoes
March 13, 2013 By 11 Comments
Several months back I spoke on the phone with Scott Douglas, a writer and editor for Runner’s World and Running Times. My own book, Tread Lightly, had just come out, and Scott was writing a book of his own on minimalist running for Rodale Press (the publisher of Runner’s World and Running Times). We covered […]
Amby Burfoot on Energy Return in Running and the adidas Boost Midsole
February 21, 2013 By 27 Comments
A bit over a week ago adidas introduced their new Boost midsole technology. Based on mechanical testing, Boost is touted as providing the best energy return of any cushioning material currently incorporated into a running shoe. This finding was confirmed by Runner’s World Magazine, who put the shoe to the test in their shoe lab […]
Steve Magness on Lance Armstrong
January 17, 2013 By 8 Comments
I just finished reading an fantastic article on Lance Armstrong that was written by my friend Steve Magness. Steve spent a few years as assistant coach to Alberto Salazar at the Nike facility in Oregon, and in the process had the opportunity to interact directly with Armstrong while he was in triathlon training (they were […]
New York Times on the “Myths” of Running: Is There a Best Way to Run
October 16, 2012 By 4 Comments
Gina Kolata of the New York Times wrote an article that appeared in the paper today. The title is “Myths of Running: Forefoot, Barefoot, and Otherwise,” and the article opens with the following question: “Is there a best way to run, so that you use the least energy and go the fastest?” Kolata goes on […]
The Honorable Clan of the Long-Distance Runner: Great Article by Amby Burfoot and George Hirsch
October 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
I’d like to alert you to an excellent article on running in the New York Times. Written by Amby Burfoot and George Hirsch, the article takes a somewhat philosophical look at what it means to be a runner, and why recent events in the running world such as Kip Litton’s cheating and Paul Ryan’s exaggerated […]
Great Commentary on the Running Shoe Debate by Brian Martin of Running Technique Tips
March 22, 2012 By 4 Comments
Friend and fellow running blogger Brian Martin over at Running Technique Tips just posted a very thoughtful commentary on the current state of the running shoe debate (with the context being an upcoming debate he will be attending in Melbourne). Brian rightly laments that some of the debates that have been going on of late […]
The Once and Future Way to Run: NY Times Magazine Article by Christopher McDougall
November 2, 2011 By 29 Comments
Quick post to alert you to a feature article in the New York Times Magazine by Born to Run author Christopher McDougall. The article is titled “The Once and Future Way to Run,” and in the article Chris addresses a number of issues relating to running form and running shoes, and provides some interesting perspective […]
Interesting Article on Orthotics by Gina Kolata in the New York Times
January 17, 2011 By 20 Comments
Image via CrunchBaseReporter Gina Kolata published an excellent article today in the New York Times that discusses what we do and do not know about how custom orthotics work. She interviewed renowned running biomechanists Benno Nigg (University of Calgary) and Joesph Hamill (University of Massachusetts), as well as several orthotic makers. Here are a few […]
Wired’s Crappy Review of the Nike Free Run+: Ignoring Running Science and Themselves
April 18, 2010 By 4 Comments
In my previous post (On Minimalist Running Shoes: Vibram has Balls, Nike Dropped Them), I expressed my disappointment with Nike for the direction they appear to be heading with their Free line of “barefoot-simulating” running shoes. In particular, I feel that marketing of the new Nike Free Run+ as a “barefoot-like” shoe is disingenuous, particularly […]
I’m a Runner, Not a Jogger, But Does That Really Matter?
March 14, 2010 By 3 Comments
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 […]
Barefoot Running from the NY Times Well Blog
September 6, 2009 By 2 Comments
Image by Getty Images via Daylife Over the past several months, Tara Parker-Pope of the New York Times Well Blog has written a series of great articles on running as she prepares to run her first marathon this Fall (she’s training for the NYC Marathon in November). If you’re not familiar with Parker-Pope’s Well Blog, […]
No Meat Athlete’s Matt Frazier on Blogging Full-Time
Earlier today I read a great Copyblogger interview with Matt Frazier of the No Meat Athlete blog. Since I’ve written a bunch lately about my decision to pursue blogging as a bigger part of my own future, I thought I’d share the link to Matt’s interview here since so much of what he has to […]