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Monday, 2/19/18

USATF Indoor Championship results. Convenience has the ability to make other options unthinkable. Read. You can run the best half marathon of your life, but unless you extend your long runs and plan carefully, a marathon will eat you whole … Continue reading

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Weedend, 2/16-17/18

Best running/track & field blog? Bookmmark. Daily until football season. Alex Hutchinson: Relax, We’re Nowhere Near the End of World Records She got the world record and tore her colon. What/when to see this weekend at the USA Indoor Champs. … Continue reading

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Friday, 2/16/18

Hayward Field update. …And more. Paris, Now. …Now 49 years later, I wanted to re-visit Paris. But we’re going to Ireland instead. …Mark Helprin is my favorite living novelist. Steve Magness on embracing awkwardness and what it takes. …And about … Continue reading

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Thursday, 2/15/18

The Week That Was What Does USATF Board Have Against Lananna? A Before-School Exercise Program May Help Children Thrive How To Break Up With Your Phone How To Run a Fast Marathon. Hint. Do your track intervals. Doping is rampant … Continue reading

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Wednesday, 2/14/18

I must walk toward Oregon, and not toward Europe. ~Henry Thoreau Must read. Just in from 1862. Thoreau’s Walking Delays in Tracktown. Going barefoot (not barefoot running) helps prevent injuries. Read Video: Make the Journey Meaningful

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Tuesday, 2/13/18

the morning shakeout Brendon Leonard video: How to Run 100 Miles The Rise of the Experts of Everything. Perhaps you know, even friends with X, who knows everything and insists you understand, agree, do as directed. Must read: Marcus O’Sullivan … Continue reading

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Monday, 2/12/18

To Look and Feel Younger, Running Is the Real Miracle Drug Could overdressing during your run improve performance? We recommend setting aside some time and bundling up while reading about The guy who won the Yukon Arctic Ultra 300 miler … Continue reading

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Q&A with Dick Lamster

Dick Lamster, 72, sprinter, is a premier volunteer. While lord of the manor and 10 acres on Fox Hollow Road, five miles south of Eugene, his second home is Hayward Field where he has worked most every track meet in … Continue reading

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Weekend, 2/10-11/18

King Ches runs 2nd fastest indoor mile on the planet. Click. Wisdom from the World’s Best Marathoner The Case for Lowering Your Expectations Brad Stulberg: A Proven Method to Get More Out of Your Reading. Q&A with Alex Hutchinson Kara … Continue reading

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Friday, 2/9/18

Old Finnish Joke: A Finnish introvert looks at his shoes when he talks to you, and a Finnish extrovert looks at your shoes. Q&A with Stephen Haas, Cheserek’s Coach. Tonight Ches will try to become the fourth man to break … Continue reading

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