Monthly Archives: October 2010

Runners often say the marathon is 20 easy miles followed by the hardest 10K of your life. Today, the Marine Corps Marathon countdown series focuses on those final miles, and on the techniques that can help get runners through them. … Continue reading →

These miles are often the tough ones. Miles 15 through 20, or 18 to 21, or any combination of the numbers after the middle but not quite at the end of a marathon, often require the most mental sustenance to … Continue reading →

Next up in the Marine Corps Marathon countdown series: tips and tricks for mentally preparing for miles 11 through 15, when runners start to head through Potomac Park to Hains Point, then turn around to head back into downtown DC … Continue reading →

Welcome to the second installment of my five-day series of visualization exercises leading up to the Marine Corps Marathon. They’re based on an old edition of Runner’s World’s “Guide to Running” that suggests using every training run leading up to … Continue reading →

As promised, today begins a five-day series of visualization exercises for every day leading up to the Marine Corps Marathon. They’re based on an old edition of Runner’s World’s “Guide to Running” that suggests using every training run (or stretching … Continue reading →

It’s Marine Corps Marathon week, and longtime readers of this blog know this race holds a special place in my heart after a heartbreaking, but ultimately life-changing, experience last year.   This year, I signed up for the Marine Corps … Continue reading →

Ever since reading the chapter in my Outdoor Emergency Care book about ACL tears on the ski slope, I’ve been consciously amping up my pre-ski season workout to improve balance and agility, decrease my chances of tearing an ACL, and … Continue reading →

On Monday, registration opened (and closed) for the prestigious Boston Marathon. I know this because, thanks to having lots of runner-friends on Facebook and Twitter, my social media streams were filled with chatter about it all day, from the jubilant … Continue reading →

There’s a moment before any swim practice, whether it’s a little kids’ summer league or the U.S. Olympic team, when every swimmer realizes it’s time to jump in—and the entire team begins stalling. We stretch. We chat with each other. … Continue reading →

I’ve been working on a feature profiling busy, high-profile people who manage to fit workouts into their schedule, and have gotten to the point that common themes are emerging. The most popular sentiment is also the easiest to replicate: Just … Continue reading →