Paid to run
Ever wondered what it’s like to be an elite runner who gets paid to do what they love? Wonder no more, track athlete Amy Begley lays it out in a blog post: The Business of Track and Field Contracts.
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Well said
Runner’s World editor at large and former publisher George Hirsch recently coauthored an essay in the New York Times entitled The Honorable Clan of the Long Distance Runner that speaks to the distance runners code of honor.
From Runnner’s World News Wire
Photo of Amby Burfoot and George A. Hirsch by Jean-Pierre Durand/Photo Run
In a New York Times essay over the weekend, Runner’s World editor at large Amby Burfoot and former publisher George Hirsch maintain,“For true distance runners, to lie about time or distance is to lie to ourselves, to diminish the importance of the many sacrifices we make to reach the starting line. Focus and discipline form the core of a runner’s being; they are what make us put on a reflective vest and run six miles into the sleet at 6 on a dark winter morning.”
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Pile up on Hill No. 1
How NOT to start a cross-country race. Good thing they all seemed to find it funny:
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Inspiration ahead
I know I’m preaching to the choir here, but I love this story from NPR about a guy pedaling off the pounds. I know many runners that have done the same thing. Instead of going under the knife, they went the distance and did the hard work needed to change their habits & life forever. The thing about weight loss surgery is that it is almost never successful in the long run because the underlying emotions and habits that created the problem are never addressed.
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The Ultimate Endurance Athlete
I found this story — It’s the Dog in You — from Outside magazine fascinating.
“When it comes down to sheer capacity for prolonged exercise,” says Ken Hinchcliff, an Australian veterinary physiologist who’s done more research on sled dogs than any other scientist, “there is no other animal, including humans, that comes close to competing.”
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