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Category Archives: 5K
What kind of engine do you have?
My wife’s coach recently made her chuckle while discussing her training. “You’ve got a diesel engine,” he told her. “We want to spread your speed and energy out over the whole race.” That got me thinking about what kind of … Continue reading
A Reunion of Champions
Last evening I received a call from Paul Mullen, a college roommate and teammate from both cross country and track. He works in Development for my alma mater Luther College. He wanted to reach out because he is super excited … Continue reading
The Athlete’s Lament
I didn’t get up and work out at the crack of dawn this morning. In fact, I didn’t get up at all until about 6:24 a.m. That’s late for me. More typically I’m either out the door running, dipped into … Continue reading
Posted in 10K, 13.1, 5K, aging, competition, mental health, race pace
Tagged eroticism, mental health, portnoy's complaint, the athlete's lament
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A Turkey Trot treatise
A Thanksgiving morning road race has become a tradition for millions of runners. Our local race is four miles, which is about the perfect racing distance for the masses. A little longer than the typical 5K, yet not as taxing … Continue reading
Posted in 10K, 13.1, 5K, running
Tagged Fox and the Turkey Race Results, runners listening to music, running, turkey trot, Turkey trot results
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Rare opportunities in life
What rare birds can teach us about all of life’s opportunities Yesterday through email I learned there was a sighting of a relatively rare bird, a Smith’s Longspur, in the vicinity of our house. We back up to a wetland, … Continue reading
Posted in 5K, running
Tagged bird, birder, birding, birds, birdwatching, competition, inspiration, rare opportunities in life, smith's longspur
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What goes on in the mind of a runner?
People who don’t like to run or find it boring often ask the same question: “What do you think about all that time?” Of course there’s no pat answer to that question. Runners think about a lot of things during … Continue reading
Vacation racin’ in the human salad
The starting pen at the Gasparilla 8K was low on competitors lined up in the 6:30-7:30 per mile pace. I’d started far at the back of the pack lined up for the race, which numbered more than 5,000. It was … Continue reading
Posted in 13.1, 5K, running, Uncategorized
Tagged 8K, Gasparilla races, race prize, sara Hall, the human salad, vacation racin'
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Best efforts
Thirty years ago sportswriter Kenny Moore published a compilation of his best writing about runners for Sports Illustrated. His stories included profiles of people such as David Moorcroft, the British runner who ran 13:01 for 5000 meters, breaking the world … Continue reading
Far from washed up as a runner
I well remember the first time I thought I was washed up as a runner. During vacation I was running slowly down a long incline at Glacier National Park. My left hip felt sore. It really hurt. I was in … Continue reading
Posted in 10K, 13.1, 5K, aging, Christopher Cudworth, half marathon, healthy aging, healthy senior, it never gets easier you just go faster, riding, swimming, training for a marathon, triathlete, triathlon, triathlons
Tagged far from washed up as a runner, Glacier National Park, strength training for triathletes
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What do the numbers say about women’s and men’s running?
So while women have closed down the pace gap in a relative short time through increased participation opportunities and a continuing growth in the sport, there is still at least a 10% difference on average between women runners at both the median and world-class levels. Interestingly, that difference is hardly evident in most races. Wherever women and men race together, the playing field is essentially, perceptually even. Relatively few men can beat the world’s best women runners. Continue reading
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Tagged comparing men and women runners, girl's running programs, marathon pace chart, marathon world record, men's and women's running, running statistics, tera moody, Title IX, women's marathon, women's running, world record marathon, world-best marathon times
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