Feeling your feet

One of the things I have found about a regular yoga practice is that it allows you to really be able to feel your feet. Now you might say, “What the heck does that mean? Of course I can feel my feet!” Well, you’d be surprised how disconnected people...

Can better equipment really help?

Much has been made of the new swimsuits that the competitors are wearing this year in the Olympics. Those full body suits make the little speedos of Mark Spitz’s day look pretty ancient. But do they really make you faster? You’d have to ask the swimmers....

The importance of recovery

I have been watching, as most people have, the amazing feats accomplished this past week by Michael Phelps. His achievements are only topped by the fact that he had the vision to write down his goals and through looking at them every day ( on that infamous piece of...

Gettin' it freakin' done!

This was the hardest week. I know, “wah wah wah!” Well, it was. I’m getting sick of hearing my story. So, I went for a long run today and decided to run away from my troubles. I have an ad from adidas in my house on my running bulletin board that...

How do you keep your focus?

Has this been a trying week for you? It certainly has for me. I got an email today from the organizers of the Baystate Marathon and realized it’s only two months away!How do you keep your head about you when all around you are losing theirs?I read that in one of...

The first run "post" race

The first run after a hard race is always interesting. Tonight I just did a 30 minute loop. Everything feels good.Things are really hard these days to keep in balance. I had to wait to run until much later than I prefer. But I kept thinking that letting these other...