Stop toning and start building

Most people by this point have grown immune to the worst of the “weasel-word” ads for fitness and nutrition. Generally if you see “one weird trick” or “5 minute whatever” you can be sure that either the author is being Continue reading Stop toning and start building

Running Tips: Avoid the treadmill

This is the time of year when a lot of people hop on the treadmills at their local gyms to avoid the cooler weather, rain, fog, and all of the other things our friendly local mail delivery person scoffs at. Continue reading Running Tips: Avoid the treadmill

Running Tip: Run your own race

This is something you hear all the time, but it is an important thing to remember even when training. When you’re out running, you should be out running for a reason. Time again coaches have stressed that quality is always Continue reading Running Tip: Run your own race

Book Review: The Cool Impossible

This review will be a bit unique because I’ll be reviewing both Eric Orton‘s book “The Cool Impossible” and a training/book signing/Q&A event put on by the wonderful folks at Zozi at the Sports Basement in San Francisco. Why the Continue reading Book Review: The Cool Impossible

Book Review: West of Jesus

While on vacation in Eureka, CA I stopped into a small independent bookstore there a few years ago and asked them for some recommendations. Honestly the results were rather poor in terms of actual number of books I enjoyed from the 4 Continue reading Book Review: West of Jesus