How to go from the couch to the Marathon in two weeks:  forget the normal buildup and just go run.  The first week back on the training put me through 65 miles with a couple good sessions. 

I'm a little late getting this update to my p...

 There are 3 basic keys to becoming a better athlete: proper nutrition, appropriate shoes, and constant motivation.  Keeping your mind and body healthy will allow you to train more consistently and effectively, which makes you better. ...

As my rest cycle has continued, so too has the cleanup efforts around central and north Alabama.  On Saturday I went with some friends to Athens, AL, one of the towns near us decimated by last week's tornadoes.  We did our run on a rail trail...

 There are 3 basic keys to becoming a better athlete: proper nutrition, appropriate shoes, and constant motivation.  Keeping your mind and body healthy will allow you to train more consistently and effectively, which makes you better. ...

The tornados that tore through Alabama last week really made a mess of things, killing well over 200 people and destroying countless homes and families.  In the light of that kind of destruction running really takes a back seat.

We in Huntsville...

      

 
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Pretty cool - Oak Mountain State Park managed to get ranked in the top 25 places to trail run in the US, by Runners World Magazine.  The Birmingham News decided to do a story on the ranking, and called me for an interview because I've owned the XT...

          

 
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Started tappering for the last couple track attempts before the summer ramps up.  Last week I put in 4x1000 [3:00, 3:01, 3:01, 3:00] with 2.5 min rest on Tuesday, then Friday was 13x400 @ 75 with 100 jog+30 sec standing rest.  The 400's were ...

 
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