In case you haven’t noticed, we’re big fans of data around here. For example, I was thrilled when I discovered RunGap a few weeks ago and was finally able to consolidate all of my running/triathlon data from the past eight years onto a single platform. When it comes to race result data, however, I don’t want to be scrolling through … Read More
Escaping Disappointment: Avoiding a “Bad Race”
Having run quite a large number of races at this point, I knew it was only a matter of time before one of them was going to be pretty awful. The last race I ran gave me a PR, but the instant I finished I felt as if it was a waste of time and I was ready to go … Read More
Runners do it at Midnight (a 5k that is…)
Wednesday night. 11:30 pm. Gainesville, FL. I am standing with 1200 people, mostly students, outside the stadium on the UF campus. It is an hour past my bedtime, I’m tired, and I’m getting cranky. I’m about to run a 5k with the clock starting at midnight. I toe up to the start, near the front to avoid the packs of … Read More