Last Year’s Thru-Hiking FKTs Were Out of Control. …Assisted. Unassisted. Uh, seems kinda nutty to me. Read Scott Jurek”s North. 45 days of misery and stress. And his new record was broken soon after. And that since broken, about four days faster. Sic transit gloria mundi.
It’s Not An Easy Thing To Admit When You’re Wrong…
Proper Breathing Brings Better Health
Just in from the Harvard Business Review. Time for Happiness
Don’t miss The World According to Ray Ratto
8 Takeaways from the 2019 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix
Crazy money in college sports. Read
Jane Brody/NYT: For Real Weight Control, Try Portion Control. And 10,000 steps every day. …Don’t miss the comments.
Parcourse: The Fitness Sensation That Inspired Pre’s Trail
Amazing, obstinate Dick Beardsley
Pure gold: ‘The Patch’ by John McPhee
Brad Stulberg: The Great Paradox of Peak Performance. …More.
Television – Poem by Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl: Not Vaccinating Your Kids Is “Almost a Crime”
Jen A. Miller/NYT: Unmotivated? Me Too. And more.
Sunday. Amazon Deal of the Day. Alex Hutchinson’s Endure on Kindle for $1.99. See here.
Dani Jones, twice NCAA champion, writes: Dear Younger Me
Semi-Rad: Experience the Joy of Not Bringing the Noise
Video: The Good Shepherd Leads a Good Life
Zen and the art of family maintenance
Workouts can blunt or boost appetites. …Outrunning Hunger
Maybe the best Little Free Library
Women Run Laps in the Prison Yard to Reclaim Their Power
How you can read 52 books a year. I read (of course) somewhere that the average American adult reads 12 books a year.
Recent reads (with one word reviews):
Natural Causes. Good.
Educated. Better.
12 Rules For Life. Best.
Historical Badass: The 19th-Century Writer Who Braved the Desert Alone
If you’re football, hockey or soccer, the insurance business doesn’t want you.
Debunking the myths about lactic acid, fatigue and recovery
Jen A. Miller/NYT: Using Running Tricks in the Rest of your Life
The World’s Fastest Human on a Bike
“I’ve been a Patriots fan my entire life, long before they were good enough to loathe. But I won’t be watching football this weekend. I haven’t watched a single pass or tackle all season.” …Read
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