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 | Nov 18, 2014 | Back to Fitness, Running, The Balance, Weight Loss
Fifteen years ago, I was getting ready to embark on my first true endurance activity, “24 Hours of Canaan”—a 24-hour mountain bike relay race taking place at Canaan Valley Resort in the mountains of West Virginia. I had been putting in hours and hours of training in...
by John | Nov 14, 2014 | Race Reports, Running, The Balance, Uncategorized
Wow. Did that really happen?! As I sit at home writing a race report, ravaged with a cold and a cough from stressing my body, I’m still having a hard time believing it. 6th place at the Mountain Masochist 50-Miler in 7:59:22. Top-ten at Masochist! I have quite...
by John | Feb 17, 2014 | Back to Fitness, The Balance
Every Wednesday at 5:04 a.m., my alarm clock goes off, typically blaring some obnoxiously rockin’ song on the radio – Here I am! Rock you like a hurricane! And every Wednesday at 5:04 a.m. I groan and start debating the million reasons I should really just stay in bed...
