My Secrets for 51 Years of Running: Part 1, Consistency Over Perfection I am in my 51st year of running. While I have only been keeping an accurate training log for the past twenty years of…medium.com The second concept that provides a foundation for my running longevity is the concept of being a minimalist to be a maximalist. This is another concept promoted by running coach and writer Steve Magness.

I am in my 51st year of running. While I have only been keeping an accurate training log for the past twenty years, I am able to conservatively estimate I have run over 57,000 miles during this time. …

On Saturday, November 12, 2022, I ran in the Tunnel Hill 100/50-mile race. My goal was to finish the 100-mile race within 24 hours. Instead, I had to drop out of the race at 60.7 miles with a badly strained left calf and hamstring. Here’s what happened. Pre-Race Training and Injury I started training…

Programming languages are typically taught by following an index of the programming constructs of the language. Declaring and using variables is followed by writing arithmetic statements is followed by writing if statements is followed by writing loops and so on. But computer programming is primarily a problem-solving activity and one…

Most new runners who decide to race design their training for that race around a training plan. There are a multitude of training plans available and I can’t cover even a portion of them in this article. …

The other day I was reading a training article by David Roche and he mentioned something about a Canova Block. …

When I grow up (I just turned 65), I want to be a runner like Michael Wardian. Wardian runs all types of races, from 5Ks to ultramarathons, and he recently just completed a TransAmerica run. Now, I’m not saying that I want to be as successful as Wardian because I…

On November 12, 2022, I will run my first 100-mile race, the Tunnel Hill 100. Here is how I’m training for this race. Pre-training I spent the summer doing some important foundation building in preparation for the main training block. I went to the track almost every week and ran several…

Before I start, let me acknowledge that these ideas are inspired by the writing of several runners and thinkers I follow on the internet. In particular, the writing of Steve Magness and Brad Stulberg has made me think hard about the mental aspects of my running. …