You can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometime, you just might find… you get what you need. – The Rolling Stones Last year my heady goal was to complete a full Ironman. This year my goal was simply to “have fun” which is to say: race...
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If you’ve ever trained for anything long course (marathon, ultra, 70.3, Ironman, etc.) you know how exhausting gels, blocks and bars can get–the stickiness, the sweetness, the awful tastingness. I’ve definitely consumed my fair...
Read moreOn April 26th, 2015 seven members of Forest Hills Runners competed in the Cambridge Spring Classic 5k. It is not uncommon for a few members to surpass their personal record, or PR, but what made this race extraordinary is that all seven Forest...
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It’s been a trying winter here in Boston to say the least. If you’re a runner even more so. Sidewalks are barely shoveled, streets are slushy at best. A preface: I started running at the late age of 40, or as the French say, “the youth of old...
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