Best Run ever
Read enough running magazines and inevitably you’ll see an article that promises to lead you to that elusive Best Run Ever .
It got me thinking: Which runs were my best ever? Lace up your trainers and lets take a jog down memory lane; revisit those run where it all came together. These are my BEST runs ever.
A lesson in Compression
What an amazing machine this body of yours is. I am constantly in awe at the elegance and economy of our design. Don’t love your body? Time to get over it. You are a work of art; beautifully made. It’s hard to improve on perfection but I’ll give it a try. Your body’s circulatory system, for all it’s efficiency and grace, benefits from a little jumpstart, a little help, from time to time. Enter compression.
The #1 Excuse to not work out
The most common excuse to not work out is: I don’t have enough time to work out.
Oh really?
3 times I hit the wall (and how I kept going)
Hitting the Wall: the most dreaded feeling in all of sports. All the preparation in the world can’t prep you for the moment your energy hits zero and you still have miles to go.
RICE
You’re injured. Firstly, Don’t panic. Secondly, here’s the simplest recovery plan: RICE (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation). It won’t fix you, but it will compliment long term recovery. It’s basic, costs you nothing, and above all it helps.
The Benefits of exercise (not including weightloss)
Exercise and weight loss are inextricably linked, but unfortunately you can’t out-train a bad diet. It’s not what TV or movies would have us believe. They’re in love with the fitness montage. Shocking. The same industry that wants you to believe Leonardo Dicaprio can play high school basketball wants you to believe you can out-train the western diet.
Race Music: the search for the right Pump up song (and five proven performance enhancing songs)
It’s late in the race. You’re exhausted. Finally the finish line appears; your goal time’s within reach. A defining moment beckons; but you’re redlining. You need something extra. You need the right pump up song.
40 days of no processed sugar (November 2018)
I turned 40 43 days ago. I commemorated this momentous occasion by throwing out the amazing birthday ice cream cake my girlfriend made for me. Why? Because I was searching for a a way to motivate myself to be better. Eat better. Sleep better. Look better (difficult, I know). Feel better. I challenged myself to eat no processed sugar for 40 days, while practicing yoga daily.
Tales from the road
Tales from the road. Running is never boring if you’re paying attention.
IT Band syndrome
You run a few steps and you’re in agony. You have pain on the outside of your knee. Not the hip, the side of the thigh or under the knee cap. The side of the knee. Lateral epicondyle for all you smart kids. Congratulations. You’ve just been diagnosed with IT band syndrome and no one really knows what to tell you. IT Band syndrome is, in the words of Winston Churchill:
‘A riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma.’