Keep it Relaxed: Yoga for Runners (& Everyone Else)
In preparing for Whistler’s Meet Your Maker 80 kilometre cross-country run this September, I’ve thought a lot about approaches to training. Not being 25 anymore means…
Post Script to a First Marathon
A marathon is a particular beast. It’s a stressful endeavour that sits outside our regular physiological capacity, requiring plenty of training for all but the most…
Slow Dancing with a Bear – And Other Ways to Run Downhill
About a month ago, I had my first run over an hour after taking two weeks off with a bacterial infection in my leg, which required…
Train by Heart: Using Your Heart Rate to Guide You to Better Fitness
So the Whistler Meet Your Maker ultra cross-country run has been on my mind a lot lately. Looking into my future and seeing 12,000 feet of…
The Rethink: Thoughts on Running for a Lifetime
I spend an unnatural amount of time watching how people run. Some tip forward from the hips, as if diving toward the concrete, while others move…
Why the Process is More Important than the Results
When my son, Sevan, was old enough to play with blocks, the routine would go something like this: daddy would sit on the floor beside him…