That’s when the easy access tools save your ass:
• the mat on the floor
• the bike in your basement
• the dumbbells by your desk
You don’t need perfect conditions.
You just need options.
20–30 minutes of movement > nothing at all.
That’s when the easy access tools save your ass:
• the mat on the floor
• the bike in your basement
• the dumbbells by your desk
You don’t need perfect conditions.
You just need options.
20–30 minutes of movement > nothing at all.
Mood tanked.
One run later and everything feels right.
Running is the best medicine.
Mood tanked.
One run later and everything feels right.
Running is the best medicine.
Even when it gets colder.
Soon I’ll be clearing snow to get to the ground just for a minute or 2.
Going to enjoy this crisp sunny day.
Even when it gets colder.
Soon I’ll be clearing snow to get to the ground just for a minute or 2.
Going to enjoy this crisp sunny day.
• Age 35
• Weight 200+ pounds
• Hadn't ever run a marathon
• A one-mile run left me winded and limping
I had doubts myself.
But 7 years later, I ran 100 miles in 29 hours.
Don't. Stop. Believing.
• Age 35
• Weight 200+ pounds
• Hadn't ever run a marathon
• A one-mile run left me winded and limping
I had doubts myself.
But 7 years later, I ran 100 miles in 29 hours.
Don't. Stop. Believing.
High 40’s/low 50’s F today.
Cool, crisp, sunshine.
High 40’s/low 50’s F today.
Cool, crisp, sunshine.
6x2min moderate/hard.
44 year old legs still have some juice.
6x2min moderate/hard.
44 year old legs still have some juice.
Now: ultramarathons, 10,000+ miles, coaching other busy parents.
This book is the one I wish I had when I started.
Now: ultramarathons, 10,000+ miles, coaching other busy parents.
This book is the one I wish I had when I started.
Each row = a day in The Daily Runner. Quote. Reflection. Training plan.
It’s becoming a book.
Each row = a day in The Daily Runner. Quote. Reflection. Training plan.
It’s becoming a book.
• Hang from a bar
• Make it active by engaging lift your shoulders
• Have fun with it: swing, pull ups, leg raises
• Hold for time
• Hang from a bar
• Make it active by engaging lift your shoulders
• Have fun with it: swing, pull ups, leg raises
• Hold for time
• Elevate your heels if it helps you get deeper
• Drop into a deep squat position
• Have fun with it: open legs, twist, up and down
• Hold for time
• Elevate your heels if it helps you get deeper
• Drop into a deep squat position
• Have fun with it: open legs, twist, up and down
• Hold for time
• Sit with hands and feet flat on the floor
• Lift your hips up off the ground
• Try to keep your body straight
• Have fun with it: shift weight, lift limbs
• Hold for time
• Sit with hands and feet flat on the floor
• Lift your hips up off the ground
• Try to keep your body straight
• Have fun with it: shift weight, lift limbs
• Hold for time
But few fix how they move.
These 3 dead-simple mobility drills will keep you running pain-free for decades (no gym required):
But few fix how they move.
These 3 dead-simple mobility drills will keep you running pain-free for decades (no gym required):
All I need...
And some hugs.
All I need...
And some hugs.
But this is mostly walking.
Ran 6 miles. Walked more.
Go for a walk.
But this is mostly walking.
Ran 6 miles. Walked more.
Go for a walk.
Outside my window?
A guy on a ladder, painting three stories up.
I’m sweating and nervous for him.
He’s chill. Like it’s just another Tuesday.
What starts as scary becomes routine.
That’s what training does.
Outside my window?
A guy on a ladder, painting three stories up.
I’m sweating and nervous for him.
He’s chill. Like it’s just another Tuesday.
What starts as scary becomes routine.
That’s what training does.
That’s what some ‘gurus’ say.
Here’s why they’re wrong:
That’s what some ‘gurus’ say.
Here’s why they’re wrong:
But I've run consistently without injuries over the last 9 years.
Here are the top 52 running tips I could think of:
But I've run consistently without injuries over the last 9 years.
Here are the top 52 running tips I could think of: