It all started with a documentary. We were flipping through Netflix looking for a post-dinner movie when my fiancée Katie landed on Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead. As tends to happen after a good documentary, I was immediately convinced. I knew everything about juicing and had to do it immediately or I might very well die. Before […]
Note from Matt: Last year when I chose the course for my first 100-miler, one of the criteria I looked for was “fair.” I didn’t want the easiest, flattest course around, but at the same time, it is 100 miles, so why make it tougher than it needs to be? Next month, Doug Hay will be […]
A few years ago I wrote post a while back about the power of tracking (anything!). Simple awareness of your behavior, even without a deliberate attempt to change, is often all you need in order to improve. Mind-blowing, really, and super-inspiring, especially at this time of year. Today’s post from Doug Hay (whom you probably know […]
This post is written by Doug Hay, co-host of NMA Radio and author of Rock Creek Runner. “Self-discipline doesn’t actually exist.” That’s what one of my blogging mentors (yes, that’s a thing) Jon Morrow said to me at a recent conference. It’s a jarring statement considering we live in a world that talks about having […]
This post is written by Doug Hay of Rock Creek Runner. Have you ever had one of those conversations that just sticks with you? Where someone makes a comment you can’t let go? It happened to me last summer, the day after I ran a 50-mile ultramarathon. I was sitting in my 93-year-old grandmother’s house telling her […]
This post was written by Doug Hay of Rock Creek Runner. Quick: what are the most important personality traits for a runner to have? If you’re like most people, you’ve probably come up with things like: Discipline Work ethic Toughness Motivation Focus Good list. They’re all relevant to training success. But if that’s your list, then you […]
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