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Tag Archives: treadmill
The Incredible Saga of the Travelling Treadmill and it’s Many Moving Parts
With the weather storming outside and the snow quickly accumulating, tonight seems like the right time to tell the…treadmill story! Pull your chairs closer to the fire, kids, and listen to a terrible tale of grief and woe – not … Continue reading
The Sunday Read: Olympic dreams – and dollars
Another week, another Sunday Read. I apologize for all the long links this week. But the link shortening service I normally use, bitly, has become increasingly unreliable since they went to a subscription model; this week, after I inserted the … Continue reading
Posted in The Sunday Read
Tagged Olympics, Reid Coolsaet, Running USA, Scott Jurek, Tough Mudder, treadmill, Ultrarunning, Warrior Race
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The Sunday Read: Strange running stories and other idiocies
Instructional books for runners tend to be full of motivational wisdom, sage advice and long, meditative pieces on the joy of the activity. But truth be told, running attracts its fair share of grouches, grumps, kooks, weirdos and others. This … Continue reading
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Tagged Chicago Marathon, Ironman, Nike, Samuel Wnijiru, treadmill
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I killed it like Ryan Hall
Everyone following this blog knows I have a fascination with my left foot (hey, there might be a movie in that, say, starring Daniel Day-Lewis). Oh, the foot thing is nothing weird, unsavory or unhealthy. This isn’t that kind of … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Coffin, Daniel Day-Lewis, plantar, Ryan Hall, treadmill
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Relative progress
I’ve made progress, but it’s relative to my original stated goal. Last night I was able to run. Period. Oh, it wasn’t anything fantastic, just 10 kilometres on the treadmill. But after Sunday’s run and subsequent pain I was grateful … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Marathon, plantar, spin class, To Be A Runner, treadmill
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