Finding the right distance Fred Deckert What’s the right running distance for you? There are lots more variables to this than first come to mind. Where are you in your running program? Beginner or experienced runner? Youth, mature, or well ripened? Overweight, other...
Exercise in the New Year By Jeanne O’Kon It is once again the time of year for making New Year’s Resolutions.In fact, what better time to make some life-changing resolutions than at the beginning of a new millennium?Consider making a resolution that will impact...
Ode to Jimmy the Spleen By Jack McDermott Let me tell you of something I’ve seenIt’s about the tale of Jimmy “the Spleen”His wife told him thatHe was getting too fatHe joined Gulf Winds, so he could get leanHis first race — he decided for...
How to annoy race directors By Jack McDermott I would like to dedicate this article to the un-sung hero — the race director. It has come to my attention that some race directors have become so skillful at handling the minor race-day problems such as race...
A pair of long runs make for two challenging weeks Dana Stetson Running The challenge was easy — to understand, at least. Run 50 miles with Gary Griffin at the Bartram Bash in Auburn, Ala., and then run the La Chua 50K in Gainesville the next weekend. At first...
