Introduction You might think an article like this is not needed, but there are so many ways a marathon race can turn upside down. Just ask anyone that has run distance races. It’s not just what you do on race day that matters but the days, weeks, and months leading up to that race day as well. All of the things you do or don’t do matter
August 8th, 2017
Headphones Review – Bose Soundsport Wireless Headphones
UPDATE 9/18/17: Unfortunately the second pair of headphones also resulted in death by sweat. I’m now on my second replacement set, third pair total. Based on the unreliability thus far, I had to change my rating of these headphones to 2.75 out of 5 stars. I usually listen to music when I run, especially on longer runs. I had a pair of wireless headphones that were about $40 and
July 30th, 2016
How to Survive Marathon Training
First off, I am someone that did not always like running. In fact, during baseball and soccer practices in high school, I always dreaded the “run some laps” part and was always happy when we didn’t have to. So to think I would become a dedicated runner (for about 5 years now) and eventually run two marathons would be crazy. Never say never is all I can tell you. Having
September 26th, 2015
The Second 20 Mile Run
Last Sunday I had the second big training run, and I planned to experiment with hydrating and fueling to see if I could rid the problem of nausea in the late miles that I experienced last year and a little bit on this year’s first 20 miler. Earlier in the week I was reading some articles about hydrating during long runs. Usually there are two schools of advice. The first