by John | Dec 30, 2016 | Back to Fitness, Running
Years ago, my brother convinced me to run a marathon with him. “That would be stupid!” was my first response to his pressuring. I couldn’t fathom running 10 miles, let alone 26.2. I just assumed people who did that sort of thing had superhuman talent and endurance,...
by John | Jun 4, 2015 | Back to Fitness, Running
Did you know that stretching is “for Bozos”? Well, at least according to Dr. Steve Gangemi (aka “The Sock Doc”), an outspoken chiropractor who specializes in sports medicine with a holistic approach, who believes that stretching for the most part is worthless and a...
by John | Jun 4, 2015 | Back to Fitness, The Balance
After finishing a recent trail race, I was sitting with some good friends at the finish line soaking up a beautiful spring day, sharing stories, and enjoying the accomplishment. Sitting with us was a living legend in the global running community, Dr. David Horton. Dr....
by John | Apr 9, 2015 | Back to Fitness, Running, The Balance
I’ve heard about the mysterious “runner’s high” since I was in high school, back when I thought that running and exercising was stupid. To the uninitiated, we would think that the runner’s high is a state of euphoria – without pain, stress, or fatigue – that runners...
by John | Mar 28, 2015 | Race Reports, Running
After finishing 5th place at David Horton’s Hellgate 100K this past December, I remarked to my wife “..well, that’s the last time I’ll beat my seed for a while…”. One of the neat things about running ultramarathons, at least in our neck of the woods here in Virginia,...
