Hello RTRE Blog Reader! I left off with my first blog telling you a little bit about myself and where I am now in my running career but I want to back track just a little in this blog so you have a better understanding of where I am now in my training. It will all make sense in a moment! I ran the Chicago Marathon last fall and took a couple weeks to recoup. I gradually got back into running but wasn’t really feeling myself. I attributed it to just having done my first marath

Life in the Fast Lane After coaching now for twenty two years I am of the firm belief that we are not progressing as a sport. Yes, the numbers are up for sure but so are the level of injuries and the times are getting slower overall. We can debate a number of reasons for this for sure but I want to focus on one main suspect- technology.... My good friend and legendary USA distance runner Dick Beardsley, over lunch with me in Boston one day fifteen years ago regaled me with st