Don's Diary

From Boise, Idaho. 10 hours from Eugene. You can go 80 mph on I-84. She said we can go 70.

the morning shakeout.

To Counter Loneliness, Find Ways to Connect

Steve Magness: A letter to my 18-year old self

How We Got to Be So Self-Absorbed

Great sex!

East Grandstand Demolished

Video: Paul McCartney Carpool Karaoke

Precious video: George ( Etzweiler) Runs for the Love of Mary

The wisdom of Alex Hutchinson

Magness Speaks — Interval Training: Why it’s Misunderstood

Jen A. Miller/NYT: Running: Hydration Strategies, Night Owls and a Legal Challenge on Testosterone

Woke Support Group

Why alcohol after sport and exercise is a bad idea

Just in from 1656: How to Have a Healthy Summer

National Geographic: How Technology and Smarts Help Athletes Push the Limits

Iceland!

The Week That Was

You’re Faster with Friends, Even Uphill

More on the 98 year old guy who raced at Mount Washington, George Etzweiler. …More.

OMG: What Happens When You Leave Cell Service Behind?

Nice account by Eric Schranz on Sunny, his eight year old daughter, and her first 10K. …Kelley, her grandmother, and Kristen, her aunt, are terrific runners as well.

How to watch, get results on the USA Track & Field Championships

Best Advice From Dads

Why You Should Slack Off To Get Some Work Done. …Read

Lotsa good stuff from Ken Goe.

NYT: The Dangers of Belly Fat. If your waist measures 35 or more inches for women or 40 or more inches for men…

Science: Guess Which Place Is The Psychopath Capital of The US? …California is No. 3.

Can’t Do the 7-Minute Workout? Neither Can I. …It all counts.

the morning shakeout

“I’m Far From Perfecting The Race,” Says Michael Norman

98-Year-Old Conquers Mount Washington Road Race

Alex Hutchinson: Putting Napping to the Test

24 hour ultra at Dunkin’ Donuts. …From ’71 to ’73, Don had an apartment about a half mile from that location.

A walk with Gary Cantrell, creator and director of The Barkley Marathons, The Race That Eats Its Young

Ultrawomen. Badasses from yore.

Yikes: A ‘Just Say No’ Dad’s Struggle in the Land of ‘Just Say Yes’

Jonathon Marcus: Declare Victory

Physiology and Pathophysiology in Ultra-Marathon Running

Steve Magness: The Placebo Response

What’s the deal with Hayward Field? …Len Johnson is a track writer in Australia. …Iconic, for sure, and yet accessible. Ten years ago, my love and I went there for the first time. It was open and we jogged a few laps even as Vin Lananna, the UO head coach, was talking to his runners at track side.

Jen A. Miller/NYT: Your First Marathon Training Cycle, and more

Brad Stulberg: Eating Disorders, Divorces, Risks of Really Going For Something, and Millennials

Jonathon Marcus: If You Want Success, Figure Out the Price

Funny/sorta naughty Father’s Day story. …More. …Halpern’s dad has a book.

Be A Dad

Alex Hutchinson: The Art of Pacing Is More Complicated Than You Think

The original ‘Men of Oregon’ take a lap along memory lane

Abby Wambach, soccer champion, equal pay/LGBTQ activist, and badass extraordinaire: Failure is fuel.

Study: People Are Getting Dumber