Many people run to music. I do sometimes. Mostly for races, when I need something to keep my heart rate up. For practice runs, I prefer the company of a friend, or an audiobook. I’ve gotten through many, many audiobooks that way (including the unabridged Les Miserables, which is not for the faint of heart. […]
Looking through the race schedule, I’ve got a couple of switchups I want to make. April: I could run Charlottesville, but I’d much rather run the Phildelphia Hot Chocolate 15k. Why? BECAUSE DELICIOUS. That’s not far though…I will need another race in April. Perhaps the Dismal Swamp Stomp? Sounds pretty. And flat. I like flat. […]
As some of you may know, I am a runner. I’ve been one since high school. I’ve never been a GOOD one, mind you. Just a trotting along kind of runner. But I ran my first 5K in college, my first half marathon in grad school, and have been doing races ever since. I haven’t […]
Or rather, you could probably RUN on water if both you and the water were on the moon. Hey, you never know! This could be a sport someday. I’m over at SciAm blogs talking about the last Ignobel prize for this year. Head over and check it out!