It’s funny, but until 2004 I never thought of myself as a real runner — just a cyclist who was “faking it.” Nowadays, however, it seems like I run even more than bicycling. It is ultra-convenient as it can be done almost anywhere, in any weather — just bring a pair of running shoes.
Every so often something like this happens: a manufacturer discontinues a product that people love in the name of “progress,” only to come out with an ill-suited “replacement” or, worse, no replacement at all. It happened a lot with, say, British sports cars in the 1970s and 1980s (think Triumph TR6 and TR7, or MGB and MG Metro), and in later years with products like the Apple Newton.
Unfortunately, it happens with shoes as well. Continue reading »
You would think that I’d run faster if I had people running after me like ax murderers, but in running races, I’ve seemed to have done better being the chaser than the chasee. At least the last time I had people start right after me in the fastest-people-go-last starts of the Tortoise & Hare Series of races put on by the Fort Collins Running Club, I was promptly caught and left for dead after just one mile. Continue reading »
“This being Boulder,” said one of the organizers of Mountain Running Seminar in his introduction, “half of this room probably could give a slideshow on running. But we are very fortunate to have six of the best mountain runners in the world here tonight to talk to us.”
Pete and I went down to Boulder well in advance of the seminar to get some empty seats, which turned out to be a good thing because ultimately many attendees had to stand. The second floor of Sherpa’s Restaurant just was not large enough to accommodate the many dozen running enthusiasts from all over the Front Range, but at least the all-you-can-eat Tibetan/Nepalese fare was interesting and satisfying. Continue reading »
By 8:00 am the morning was already brightly lit, but it seemed like several of us at the Warren Park 5k had dim hopes for running a good race today.
“I have no confidence about running on this winter day,” proclaimed Alex, who is often the Male Hare (fastest guy) in the Fort Collins Running Club’s Tortoise & Hare Series, of which this race was a part of. Continue reading »
Last weekend, the 5000m and half-marathon record holder of Japan, Kayoko Fukushi, gave the marathon distance a go in the Osaka International Women’s Marathon. While she still would have beat me, it didn’t go quite as smoothly as she had hoped or plan. She was running superbly until about Mile 19, when the proverbial wall hit. See the video below! At least Fukushi had a good sense of humor about it — after each mishap, she wore a smile and laughed. So I guess you can too! Continue reading »
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&title=Marathons Are Hard Even For Professionals "Kayoko Fukushi had to stop and put her shoe back on in a 10,000m race in August 2007. While this didn't happen in the Osaka Marathon, she had other mishaps. (Photo: AP)")