Running is Flying

7 Rules for Winter Running

March 5, 2012

This is the second in a series of periodic rifs on the aphorisms and pithy thoughts that appear in my book, Running is Flying, published by Rodale Books. To get the full benefit, you really should purchase a copy so you can follow along… “April is the cruelest month…” So did T.S. Eliot famously begin his long poem, The [...]

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Eye Heart February

February 27, 2012

This is the first in a series of periodic rifs on the aphorisms and pithy thoughts that appear in my book, Running is Flying, published by Rodale Books. To get the full nutritional benefit (“high fiber, low fat”!), you really should purchase a copy and follow along… The mind curses the 6 a.m. February runs. The heart thanks you. [...]

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7 Reasons for Runners to be Happy About Getting Old…

January 31, 2012

You don’t even have to go running to get hurt. I woke up the other morning, stood up, and it felt like a Roman centurion had jabbed a pike through my foot. I was just lying down for 7 hours, for god’s sake! How do you get a bone injury from sleeping? Back in my 20s, [...]

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The Last Run of the Year

December 31, 2011

It is natural on the last day of the year to take a look back at the things you have accomplished, even if it does seem a bit like navel-gazing. I have been using the free RunKeeper app to track my runs for about six months. I like that I don’t have to download or upload anything. [...]

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Bikila is a Verb

December 10, 2011

On a scale of one to 10, in terms of weird coincidences, it was maybe a 4. On Black Friday, I had taken advantage of an online sale to acquire a new pair of Vibram Five Fingers, the Bikila model. I had been lusting after these for a long time, hoping that, with their full [...]

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Everything I Know About Running I Learned From Mowing the Lawn

November 8, 2011

…ok, not everything. Actually, not even very much. I just liked the title. Here’s the deal. Among all the things that a human being can get up to in this wide world, the thing I hate perhaps more than any other is mowing the lawn. It is among the most pointless, polluting, mind-numbing, soul-sucking activities [...]

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Bizarre Running Stories

September 16, 2011

Shrouded in darkness, the road illuminated just 10 feet in front of me by my bouncing headlight, I pounded out five miles this morning while enjoying a Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me podcast, which, as runners will know, is hosted by Peter Segal, a runner and Runner’s World columnist. On one of their segments, they highlighted [...]

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