The Marathon (Part I)
The plane bucks and jerks, doing its best to shake us from its back and/or simultaneously give me a heart-attack. My knuckles are white; the tendons in my already bony [...]
The Headband
A lot of people have asked me why I wore a headband during the Boston Marathon on Monday and what it said. Believe it or not, I wasn’t just wearing [...]
They Make it Look Easy!
This morning, I woke up early to watch the London Marathon. I almost went back to bed after my 4am alarm, but I decided to at least see if I [...]
The (pen)Ultimate Effort
Sun burns; feet clop, clop 25 laps, so many Now, the work is done
Questions from Students
I've gotten some great questions from students over the past few weeks, so I decided to publish some answers to them. Thanks for those who sent in questions! If you [...]
Back on the Track
This morning, I returned to Quito’s 800m public running track for the first time in what seems like ages. The track, located in the center of Quito’s Parque de la [...]
The Personal Decathlon (Part I)
Yesterday, I read a blog-post by my coach, Jon Waldron, where he wrote about the concept of the “personal decathlon.” An idea I’ve heard many-a-time on runs, Jon explains it [...]
Boring
“You can’t do a lot of the fun things you’d like to: snowboarding, parkour, cliff jumping, F1 racing. You’re pretty much married to the couch.” – Ashton Eaton, World/Olympic Champion [...]
Feeling the Finish
I finish my run by making the familiar three-mile trek through the crowded streets of central Quito that lie between my current home at the Parque de la Carolina and [...]
Running Man Can’t Jump
A few weeks ago, I was talking with Jon about an upcoming workout. I had planned to run some fast 200m reps at the end of a quicker run and [...]