In every way but one, my 10-mile run at Boston-qualifying pace yesterday was the same as so many others I've done.  The lone difference — I was on the juice. The juice, in this case, was yerba mate, a South American plant whose leaves are used to make an herbal tea with caffeine content similar…

Sorry, "for Dummies" was taken. Marathon training used to mean to me what it means to most people.  Running through pain, battling injury as the miles pile up, taking extra days off as the body deteriorates, eventually skipping out on the longest, most important runs in the program.  For my first three marathons, I didn't…

Well, it's taper time.  Only 13 days left until my marathon.  I took it easy this weekend with a fast six-mile run on the trail near my house.  There are still a few decent workouts scheduled for the remainder of my training, including a 10-miler at qualifying pace, but nothing even close to what I've…