Phedippidations

Life is meant to be pounding, screaming with sweat and power: explosive and breathtaking with all the energy you can bring to a boil.  You are most alive, as a runner, living life to its fullest: on the road, as fast and far as you possibly can.  Greg Gumbinner lived his life to the fullest.  I run a race dedicated to his memory this week, and ponder the concept that all runners are living their lives to the top of their game.

What is pronation, and why do we need to understand our unique running gait?  I’ve often been told that I don’t pronate.  Other runners have been found to pronate "too much".  What does poor pronation mean to a runner, why is it a bad thing and what can be done about it are all questions answered (to some degree) within this weeks episode.  Also: I run the Charlton Old Home Day 5 miler road race.

There must be a reason.  There must be some compelling motivation to get any none runners out there to want to lace up their shoes and join the fun.  This episode was recorded from the Upper Richardson Lake in northwestern Maine, during a camping trip with my Dad, son and nephew.

Seven thousand, five hundred twenty seven runners ran the 2005 SBLI Falmouth Road Race on Sunday August 14th and I beat four thousand eight hundred and sixteen of them!

Fdip6: The Importance of Rest

Fdip5: Starting Out

Fdip4: Dodging the Dodge

Fdip3: Marathon Sports Five Miler

Fdip2: Shoe Evolution

Fdip1: Dropping the Ball