What I Learned on NPR – May 2021
I’m not a big fan of NPR. They seem to have a political slant and lobby ideas, all in the form of a non-profit organization.[more …]
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2021 Devil’s Den 10 Mile
Since 1996, the Fredericksburg Area Running Club has hosted a 10-mile race in late August. The club’s objective was to provide a long race event for those runners training for a fall marathon or other long event.[more …]
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Information Please
I’m not a fake news conspiracy nut. However, I’d wish we could get more factual data on two recent stories and then be able to make conclusions. The news reports “Orange Man Bad.”[more …]
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My Single Bottle Belt
I don’t remember ever throwing this belt in the washer. Over 26 years, the only cleaning was running in the rain. This belt has gotten me through many long runs and races.[more …]
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2021 Dahlgren Heritage Rail Trail 50km
For the past 4 1/2 weeks, I did more walking than running. I have not run for more than 6 minutes without walking. I was able to stretch, and strength train each day.
My goal was to finish the 50km in 8 hours.[more …]
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Sweden 3, Canada 1, USWNT 0
On July 21, 2021, at the Tokyo Olympics, Sweden out hustled, outran, and outplayed the US Women. Sweden kicked their butts all over the field. In the few minutes, I watched, multiple US women laid on the grass with injuries.
Before the game, the USWNT knelt during the US National Anthem. Maybe the USWNT should work out and hone their skills rather than spending their time trying to figure out how to choreograph protests[more …]
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7 Running Tips from the World’s Best Timer
As a Chronotrack and Winning Time timer, I have been able to associate with some of the best timers in the world. The bibs at the Antisocial 7.000.000 mm races teased the list of 7 running tips from the world’s best timer. Here’s the list:[more …]
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Adulting is Hard
For Ms. Biles, the actual mental health issues are coming as she will need to cope with this loss of ability and how it impacts her self-image.[more …]
Long Run – July 29, 2021
I have not run much in the past two weeks. Since pulling up after six miles on July 13, I’ve been doing a lot of walking, stretching, and strength training, trying to resolve the issue that is pulling at my right groin muscle.[more …]
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Google Did it to Me, Again
Google owns feedburner.com. Sometime in the summer of 2021, Google will shut down the Feedburner site. This site has been the procedure that slowoldrunner.com was using to send emails when I post a new article. As a replacement, I recommend using follow.it to replace that functionality.[more …]
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