Since their website is unbearably slow to load, I'll quote a recent Runner's World tip that I saw. Wait for about two hours after a meal before running. You can probably run 90 minutes after a light, high-carb meal, while…
The good folks over at Complete Running have put together a list of 25 gift ideas for a runner (or joggler). I think the following are pretty good. 1. Body Glide: We wrote about this in a previous chafing post.…
Did you know that the Earth is closest to the Sun in January? This seems strange to a guy from Chicago because it's so dark and cold in January. Then I remember that seasons are more related to the tilt…
For Thanksgiving my wife and I drove to Maryland to visit her grandfather and other relatives. A fabulous trip even though we drove (about 14 hours one way). I'm a fan of long driving trips and we played a number…
One weekend I was joggling home from the lakefront and nearly got hit by a car. It was a typical scene, I was running down the sidewalk and came up to an alley. As I stepped to cross the alley…
It happened Sunday. Woke up and felt a hot sensation behind my eyes. My throat was scratchy and then my tinnitus kicked in. A cold had taken hold. Now, I don't mind getting colds. Sickness makes you appreciate the days…
One of the keys to getting faster is to lose some weight. To look at me you wouldn't think that I'm overweight. I don't think so either. However, when my numbers are run through the BMI calculator it tells me…
Today, I went for an 8 mile joggle from my place to the lake and back. By itself, this isn't terribly significant but this is Chicago in December. The temperature outside was 10 F with a wind chill that brought…
"Juggling is the hard way to do something unnecessary." Hey everybody, yesterday I was interviewed on Endurance Planet. This is a cool podcast that interviews different athletes, particularly runners, triathletes and adventure racers. To me it's the best "sports" podcast…
Yesterday, it happened. While sitting on the toilet, I heard a loud "CRACK". Puzzled, I looked around but couldn't find the source of the noise. When I got up, I knew. The crack came from my toilet seat. It succumbed…