#dadwhoruns

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1-31-2019 run-ease

I find that on some runs I got out with shoulders tense and grinding my teeth and for sure the opposite of what I’m trying to achieve in a run which is calm and relaxation. It’s almost like I go out super hot and then as I tire out the tensions settle down. Tomorrow’s run I wanna go out and keep the shoulders looser my arms light and  to loosen the jaw. I think the less energy I use towards these…

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1-29-2019 How to not get clipped on a run

1-29-2019 How to not get clipped on a run

On a lot of my runs I have to deal with a few spots where I mingle with cars and drivers. Where I live we have tons of roundabouts and few busy crossings, (although I just found out that one of my busy crossings they will be adding a crosswalk :)-

Cars generally are very cautious and I have gotten on the habit to Shaka or give thumbs up to all cars, I rarely get a return in gesture but I don’t do…

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1-26-2019 High as f***

1-26-2019 High as f***

Running is the best natural drug on the planet. I have smoked weed been an x drinker and the high was food but not even close to reheat I get on a run. Runner’s high is a thing no doubt and when it hits you BAM it is so addicting that each day I need to get my fix. A runners high is a feeling of complete oneness with mind and body and a surge of energy that radiates every bone. I can be a run a…

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1-25-2019 runtherapy

Work and life balance can stressfull, so much everyday and seems like never enough time to get it all done. Pulled in every direction and the feeling of being in a washing machine. I can say I suffer with some form of mental despair, its hard for me to shut off my brain and mostly because of all stated. I am a believer that therapy is extremely important and its very good to have someone to talk…

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1-22/2019 Dig Deep

Back to backs, first mile sore, last miles sluggish, the middle has rhythm. I have more in the tank then sometimes I realize. I am in the dumps and then bam!! snapped out of it, something happens, it could be a new trail I found or it can be a nice stretch of downhill. I haven’t quite figured out the trend yet but am working on it. So many times in training I need to dig deep, and when I think…

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1-21-2019 Brooks Canopy Jacket put to the test

1-21-2019 Brooks Canopy Jacket put to the test

As i look outside it is nasty out, rain and snow combo, streets look wet and as i gear up for my run first item I grab is my Brooks canopy jacket. I think to myself can this thing really hold up to the test? Then I remember this is the same jacket Desi Linden wore when she won Boston in miserable weather conditions.

I get out the door, 3 miles into the run i see snow and rain coming down but yet…

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1-11-2019 let it come natural

1-11-2019 let it come natural

Every year around this time I go out of the gate with some hefty goals and build up so much pressure around quantity of miles. Quantity of miles is always good yes but quality is even more important. If you are starting out your running it’s always good to look at quantity in consecutive days of running to build into the habit. As your running starts to become a key part of your life…

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1-10-2019 Running Tools: Suunto Ambit Peak

1-10-2019 Running Tools: Suunto Ambit Peak

Running is so different in last 5 plus years, I remember the days of driving a course setting odometer at zero and charting out a course, picking landmarks to use as mile markers, this was what I did before GPS came out. Back in those days it was pretty darn cool but for trail running course impossible to really fully gage. I have to say though I do love my Suunto Ambit watch and Strava as tools…

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