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91 year old breaks record… Story. Meb, 43, obviously bored, is thinking… Story. Don’t quit. Don’t hate. Dealing with age-related muscle loss Growing up in the library Revel in the frictive immediacy of running Yesterday was our seventh wedding anniversary. … Continue reading →

Enjoy The Travel Book: A Journey Through Every Country in the World . Weighs 7 pounds. Will grace your coffee table. …We’re friends with an old(ish) couple who want to visit every country. They’re about eight short. How good is … Continue reading →

Hey. Take a Hike. With people you love. Often. Malcolm Gladwell and Alex Hutchinson explore the benefits of enduring pain. …they (elites) didn’t know whether they would be able to instruct their children in the joys of suffering. Gwen Jorgensen … Continue reading →

“Sorry, but I won the Boston Marathon,” Yuki Kawauchi told his boss. “Is it possible to have another day off?” Must Read. Alex Hutchinson: How dopey is ultramarathoning?

Cross Country is also… We Slow as We Age, but May Not Need to Slow Too Much Hayward Field rounds a corner The Total Reinvention of Gwen Jorgensen Will Galen Rupp beat the American Record in Chicago? After security at … Continue reading →

Cross Country is… Week That Was Steve Magness: The Simple Principle of Training Extreme Athleticism Is the New Midlife Crisis Are You a Lawnmower Parent? 1 in 3 US adults eat fast food each day. More surprising, higher-income families ate … Continue reading →

As if you needed reasons. Coffee up!!! And a flu shot. 80,000 Americans died of flu last winter. Cross country is a metaphor for life Alex Hutchinson urges us to paddle or row. …Before the treadmill, I warm up on … Continue reading →

Why Is Jakob Ingebrigtsen So Good? Brad Stulberg on fake strength

Jen A. Miller/NYT: What Not To Do. And more. Who Lives and Who Dies After Climbing Accidents Video: Free Solo with Alex Honnold How should we judge appeals to identity More on the 50 Must-Read Books. My lady writes: “I … Continue reading →

Are you/Don a nightmare customer? Perhaps not, but who doesn’t brag about a purchase of the best product at the lowest price? 50 Must-Read Books on America, Categorized by State. I’ve read at least half. No stinkers. Will look today … Continue reading →