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• Back to the Track: Speed Workouts Without Spew

  The psychological progression of waking up early for hard workouts always entertains me. 5:30am Alarm: Roll over. Hit snooze. Tell myself I should send a cancellation text because doesn’t it look kind of gray and cold outside? 5:40am Snooze Alarm... Posted Aug 01 2008, 04:39 PM by The Everyday Athlete Filed under: motivation, running, life, track

• Guccis and Mason Jennings

  San Jose, California.  Black coffee and toast. The floral tablecloth is covered in clear plastic.  Sal’s family is moving around me. The toast will be unwelcome cargo in 25 minutes, but my gut is singing songs to me and I have to wait... Posted Jul 25 2008, 03:15 PM by The Everyday Athlete Filed under: running

• June 5, 1988: The Day the Strong Men Cried

  I want to tell you about how yesterday my furnace broke and the house was 49 degrees when I woke up.  I want to tell you how I had to wait all day long for the tech to show up during the window that the company gave me of "sometime today"... Posted Feb 07 2008, 09:03 AM by The Everyday Athlete Filed under: motivation, running, life, dealing, stories

• Ten Strategies for Surviving Running Workouts When Nothing is Going Right

  It happens to all of us at some point.  An uninspired workout - a grueling, excruciating, inexplicably terrible workout.  There’s no good reason for it - just no go-juice. It’s awful. This happened to me on Sunday morning. ... Posted Feb 04 2008, 10:47 PM by The Everyday Athlete Filed under: tips, training, running, life, dealing

• Little Girl Run Fast. Little Girl Break Eight. Smash!

  I am hitting what feels like a 5:50 mile pace and I think of Schramm. I never know where the mind will go when I step outside my door and put my feet one in front of another.  One second ago I was in a trance and now I am thinking of Sarah Schramm... Posted Feb 01 2008, 08:02 PM by The Everyday Athlete Filed under: training, running

• Just Numbers.

  Sal comes home.  He has been gone ten days. Ten days. His trips do not usually keep him for that length of time. In his absence I become a strange creature.  A bachelor of sorts, hobbling together meals that would never otherwise pass for meals... Posted Jan 31 2008, 12:49 AM by The Everyday Athlete Filed under: cycling, fitness, motivation, training, running, life, stories

• Looking Back

  I’ve been writing for a long time.  This blog is a baby in the grand scheme of my time spent crafting words.  I looked back today and put up some of my favorite historical vignettes…  Here are two links with excerpts from each... Posted Jan 25 2008, 12:57 PM by The Everyday Athlete Filed under: motivation, running, life, stories

• Not That Hard Core

  This morning I woke up at 5:00am, put on my cold weather running gear, and went downstairs to enjoy a pre-run coffee. "Perfect. Everything is perfect.", I thought to myself as I sipped hot liquid Stumptown love in an oversized mug. Then I shoved... Posted Jan 22 2008, 05:30 PM by The Everyday Athlete Filed under: motivation, training, running, stumptown

• My Left Foot

  At high noon I am off in every direction.  The heart of me shooting skyward, the soles of me pressing down into scarred pavement, the eyes of me dead set on a hazy horizon. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Feverydayathleteblog.com%2F2008%2F01%2F17... Posted Jan 17 2008, 06:11 PM by The Everyday Athlete Filed under: training, running, adventure

• Shoe Poll Closes Today: Nike? Really?

  I’m going to close the running shoe poll today so if you’ve been holding off, hoping to be the dark horse, now’s the time to come charging forth. I don’t know why, but I’m surprised that Nike is so far out in front. ... Posted Jan 17 2008, 09:13 AM by The Everyday Athlete Filed under: gear, running, announcement, poll

• Running is My Always Lover

  I’ve always been a runner.  No really, I’m one of those people that can not run for ages and then just go out and do five miles - or six - whatever.  It’s just sort of how I’m built.  It’s in my blood. ... Posted Dec 17 2007, 08:29 PM by The Everyday Athlete Filed under: fitness, motivation, health, wellness, running, life, dealing

• A Shout Out: My Cousin Kicks it HARD

  Before I get down to nighttime eating strategies, I want to give a quick shout-out to my cousin Jenny, who is fast becoming a gigantic source of inspiration for me. Prior to this year Jenny had a fairly low level of activity.  Her eating habits weren’t... Posted Dec 11 2007, 01:00 PM by The Everyday Athlete Filed under: racing, fitness, diet, motivation, wellness, running, life