15 hours agoMember-onlyBook Reviews for Runners: Running is My TherapyA Book to Help Us Understand How Running Relieves Stress and Anxiety, Fight Depression, Ditch Bad Habits, and Live Longer — Scott Douglas is a veteran runner and writer who has written about running for Runner’s World and Running Times. Douglas has also authored and coauthored books about running and surpassed 100,000 lifetime running miles. It’s safe to say Scott Douglas has spent a fair amount of his life either running…Running4 min readRunning4 min read
Dec 6, 2022Member-onlyGive the Gift of Reading This Holiday SeasonHoliday Book Suggestions for the Runners in Your Life — The 2022 holiday season is now upon us, and the nagging question arises: What do I get for the runner in my life? There are so many choices at wildly different price levels. Well, Books are a relatively inexpensive gift that can give hours of reading pleasure to those who…Running5 min readRunning5 min read
Published in Runner's Life·Nov 6, 2022Member-onlyA Beautiful Day in the Windy City Produces Fast Times at the Chicago Marathon 2022Recap of the 2022 Chicago Marathon — On October 9th, I took to the streets of the Windy City and competed in my first Chicago Marathon. It was one of those beautiful fall days when it is perfect to run a marathon. It’s a rarity to run any race, let alone a marathon, in such perfect conditions…Running4 min readRunning4 min read
Sep 17, 2022Member-onlyQuestion and Answer: Mount Tremper Has a Temper Children’s BookSome Insights on Publishing a Children’s Book Question: Where did the idea for the book come from? For multiple years, on the fourth of July, I would run the annual Firecracker 4-mile road race in Saratoga Springs. In 2018, I became a summit steward for the Catskill fire towers through…Books6 min readBooks6 min read
Published in Runner's Life·Sep 7, 2022Member-onlyBook Review: Running to the EdgeBob Larsen Develops Hippie Runners, Olympic Champions, and Uses Running as a Way to Approach Life — Running to the Edge: A Band of Misfits and the Guru Who Unlocked the Secrets of Speed If you love to learn about the sport of running and enjoy a good read, then Matthew Futterman’s Running to the Edge is a safe bet. There are essentially four stories packed into…Running5 min readRunning5 min read
Published in Runner's Life·May 1, 2022Member-onlyThe Basics of Strength Training for RunnersDon’t forget to run faster AND stronger — “It’s not winning that is most important; it is getting to participate that counts most.” — Jack Daniels, legendary running coach, and exercise physiologist. Running is a uniquely personal sport and the role that running takes in each person’s health and fitness journey is different. We often lose sight of…Running4 min readRunning4 min read
Feb 15, 2022Member-onlyThose who sweat together stay togetherPlan a run Date this February and Improve Your Relationship and Heart Health — The saying goes, “Those who sweat together stay together.” In that case, it’s probably wise to plan a run date for Valentine’s Day this year. Or maybe, because February happens to be heart health month, a series of run dates over the entire month. …Running3 min readRunning3 min read
Published in Storymaker·Jan 14, 2022Member-onlyMilk And CookiesAdventures in driver’s education — The group of five was all assembled at Michael’s house on a summer afternoon. Four of the young men had signed up for driver’s education at their high school. Michael still needed to pass his driver’s test so the benefits of the course were obvious for him. Jon, Rick, and…Fiction6 min readFiction6 min read
Published in In Fitness And In Health·Jan 12, 2022Member-onlyA Little Bit of Intent Goes A Long Way In FitnessFitness requires a mind over matter mentality — “Your desire to change must be greater than your desire to stay the same.” — unknown The first step in becoming fit is to make health and fitness a priority in your life. It requires creating a mindset around fitness. To create a fitness mindset what is needed, more than…Health2 min readHealth2 min read
Published in Runner's Life·Jan 10, 2022Member-onlyWhat Time Am I Capable of Running in the Marathon?An overview of how to predict a runner’s marathon finish time — Planning and executing a successful marathon training cycle is no easy task. Doing so requires an accurate reflection of a runner’s current fitness level, which can be difficult. Training for a marathon should provide a sufficient stimulus to provoke improvement without causing overtraining. …Running9 min readRunning9 min read
