Tag: running streaks
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16,438 Days Is A Lot Of Running
Running streaks — impressive? Stupid? Stupidly impressive? Obsessive and unhealthy or a healthy obsession? Like many runners at different points, I’ve viewed them from different angels. I’ve found them helpful in getting me out of a rut and hurtful in getting me injured. I have said that they are stupid and I have said that…
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Seventies Heroes: Ron Hill
The science of running, especially the science of marathon running, was still in its infancy in the 1970s. Runners knew little about what it took to run a fast 26.2 miles. With little support from the big athletic companies or research universities, runners were left to experiment on their own. Some tried low mileage and…
Milo and the Calf 