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Oh well, I am still trying to get back into shape. It really is worse as I am getting older, but Iâve kind of lost my running mojo right now.
I will get it back, it just takes time.
How is your running going? Summer is such an interesting running season - I like running in shorts and t-shirt, but I sure as hell donât like it when it is too warm. I think I am more of a drizzling rain kind of guy. Also, then I donât get any sunscreen into my eyes. Still, summer runs are awesome, donât you think?
Anyhow, enjoy these Five Things Running!
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The Hardest Part About A Running Comeback
The time you spent not running is behind you, and thereâs not a lot you can do about it now. Maybe you cross-trained to stay fit, and maybe you had a completely different life. It doesnât matter anymore. What matters is that you found running again.
Instead of trying to play catch-up on all the training you didnât do, focus on setting good goals that incorporate your entire well-being.
You arenât going to make up for missed time, so the next best thing you can do is be grateful for running.
I hate running comebacks, at least until they are done and I have succeeded.
The Science Behind Key Differences in Menâs and Womenâs Long-Distance Run Performanceâand What It Means for Training
Women having better durability in longer distances could free up more room for improvement in other aspects of training. âIf your durability is good, meaning you donât have a drift in your physiology or significant drift in your performance as you go along with the race, then you can probably work on your fresh physiology a bit more,â suggests Michele Zanini, PhD, a lecturer in applied sport and exercise science at the Open University in England and study author on the durability research mentioned above.
Focusing more on âfreshâ physiology might look like trying shorter races in your build or incorporating speedwork and strength training. Zanini points to a study he worked on that was published last year, which found strength training improves durability and running economy in distance runners.
Do you know whatâs the best part about the science behind key differences in menâs and womenâs long-distance run performance? Finally, women are not looked at and studied as small men, but as women, whose bodies are different from menâs bodies.
We need more of this.
Trail Running
On top of a dreadful 10 mile climb, it was incredibly hot and humid. We were walking through more burn zones, so more blowdowns. Going over a couple of trees, I swung my leg over a little too hard and met my match with a couple of sharp branches. It was the perfect storm and I was not the happiest hiker. But I got it done!
Trail running can be so much fun! Honestly, havenât we all experienced this in one way or another?
âPain is a great teacher.â How Courtney Dauwalter became one of the great ultrarunners with no training plan
Dauwalter is well-known for smiling and cracking wise during races where she has also ended up bleeding, hallucinating, cramping, vomiting, crying, curling up in a fetal position, and otherwise suffering in ways most people can barely imagine. Before the 2024 Olympic gold medal game, US womenâs footballcoach Emma Hayes played the team a video of Dauwalter talking about difficulty and perseverance. People admire her grit, as well as what has been called her ârelaxed approachâ to nutrition. (She likes nachos. She is also a big fan of Cinnamon Toast Crunch, particularly for snacking.) People also praise the long baggy shorts she wears while racing, a refreshing tonic in an era of body worship if not overt sexualization of athletes. (One of her main sponsors, Salomon, has created a line of such shorts called âShortneys.â)
Ok, I admit it, I am a sucker for articles about Courtney Dauwalter. I find her fascinating. So much positive energy, she is so amazing. What a role model!
Why I Run with a Camera in New York
Looking back, I donât think running has simply made me a better photographer. Itâs made me a better observer. It has taught me that the most memorable photographs rarely come from following a map or ticking off famous locations. They come from curiosity, from allowing yourself the freedom to wander, and from slowing your mind down enough to notice what everyone else rushes past.
While I donât run with a real camera, I do run with my smartphone and take tons of photos all the time. I like capturing some small moments that seemed important to me while I was running. And it is true, you see your environment with different eyes when you run.
If you missed last weekâs edition, you can read it here:
Now, go running!
â Nico
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