I flew out to Pennsylvania last Friday for the first of this year’s La Sportiva Mt. Cup race series. What a great weekend it was. I must say I was pleasantly pleased and surprised at how incredibly amazing my experience was. My flight and car rental went smoothly. And for one of the first times ever, I didn’t get lost!  It’s a miracle
I showed up to the race in Reading the evening before to check out the venue. I was met and instantly befriended the amazing Pagoda race …

One of my favorite workouts I look forward to each week is a great speed workout. So many struggle with these. I hear comments that they are too hard, boring, or they can’t keep pace the entire time, and on and on. The solutions can actually be so simple. My first recommendation to solve the problem is to either meet up with a running group on their speed workout days or to find some friends with similar abilities. This will help two things. Motivation and …

As a long time competitive runner, I have had my share of running injuries. Over the years I finally realized that it was often due to equipment not being suitable for my feet. I have a unique stride and foot strike I have worked to perfect over the years. I land on my forefoot and am constantly changing the stride length depending on the terrain type (flat vs. hilly and smooth vs. rugged as in a trail). Over the years, the majority of companies have worked …