December 2010
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Active.com: 5 Tips for a better treadmill workout →
I live in Denver and I work an 8:30-5:30, so in the wintertime it’s either too cold or too dark for me to do my usual run in the park. Unfortunately I CANNOT stand the treadmill. It’s a necessary evil — something I hate to rely on for training since it’s a snooze fest and a half. But today I got this in my email, and some of these are really important (the stuff about gear...
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“Right now I am aiming at increasing the distance I run, so speed is less of an...”
– Haruki Murakami, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, 2008
I’m reading this lately because a coworker suggested it, and brought it in, and put it on my desk, so it was quite effortless. I am glad I am. I read it on the bus, and it helps to get into the head of someone else who runs...
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introductions, encouragology, etc
Hi all, I just wanted to say a quick “hey!” and hope that you’ll keep checking in even though Doree and Lukas apparently both have stress fractures! I’m Liz (yrfriendliz on tumblr), I’m about a month shy of 25, I live in Denver, and I am a new runner.
I wanted to join in as the voice of an encouragologist — someone who tries REALLY hard to make running work in her life. I was NOT a cross country...
