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You know what it feels like to run a 5K, a half marathon, or even a marathon. I want you to imagine that feeling now. Now think about running three marathons, back to back to back. We're in the realm of pretty serious ultrarunners now—this is something few people will ever do. Now imagine doing…
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Let's face it: Kicking ass in life takes energy. You can have all good intentions of running your first marathon, completing an Ironman, starting a business, or being an awesome mom or dad to your kids. But if the energy isn't there, you'll be fighting a losing battle once the initial surge of excitement wears…
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Call it post-race blues if you like. It happened after qualifying for Boston, and now it's happening after running my first 50-mile ultramarathon. The story is the same: A planned week off of running turns into two (or three) weeks. And then I get into watching television shows, like the important Bachelorette. This all opens…
Well, I finally finished Stu Mittleman's book, Slow Burn. I say "finally" because it became a bit of a chore. It's not that Stu's message isn't interesting — the idea that we can train our bodies to burn fat rather than sugar in order to run far longer than most of us realize is possible…
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I make no attempt to hide the fact that I'm a huge Tony Robbins dork. As my first post explains, it was at Tony's Unleash the Power Within seminar where (in addition to walking across hot coals) I was inspired to become vegetarian and start this very blog. I'm not going to try to sell…
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The first time I made falafel, back when I was just a newb' vegetarian, it could only have been described as fal-awful. The problem, Erin and I decided, was that it was grilled, not deep-fried carnival-style. And as a result it was dry and mostly tasteless. To give it another go, I turned to trusty…
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