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Make Plans, Not Resolutions

January 4, 2021January 4, 2021 by Jon
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2020 is a wrap. I’m not someone who puts a lot of stock into the idea that the dawning of a new year carries any kind of intrinsic meaning. Rolling …

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Early-Morning Running Routine: Seven-Week Check-In

December 23, 2020 by Jon

Back on November 2nd, I started getting up an hour earlier with the goal of getting in 3 runs per week more consistently. As of today, I’m halfway through my …

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Sunday Morning Long Run

December 23, 2020December 13, 2020 by Jon

Among my goals for 2021 is to run a trail 50k. With that goal in mind, for the last several weeks I’ve been pushing up the distance on my long …

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Trying Out an Early-Morning Running Routine

December 23, 2020November 3, 2020 by Jon

I started running about two years ago. Initially, I ran just once a week, on the weekend, and my runs tended to start at around 7:30-8. That didn’t necessitate getting …

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Short Book Review: Never Wipe Your Ass with a Squirrel by Jason Robillard

November 2, 2020 by Jon

Sometimes the title of a book tells you all you need to know. The title of this book comes close. If you just add that Never Wipe Your Ass with …

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Bushbond 5k and 10k Race Report

December 23, 2020October 12, 2020 by Jon
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This past weekend I ran in two races back-to-back: the Bushbond 5k followed by the Bushbond 10k. Both races started near Yonah Dam in Toccoa and were both out-and-back courses …

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Short Book Review: Into the Furnace by Cory Reese with Luke Thoreson

October 5, 2020 by Jon

Into the Furnace by Cory Reese with Luke Thoreson is a book about perseverance through adversity, told through the lens of human suffering in Death Valley, and more specifically the …

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Short Book Review: Ultramarathon Man by Dean Karnazes

October 1, 2020September 30, 2020 by Jon

Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner, by Dean Karnazes, is an inspiring book in which Karnazes explains how he became an ultramarathon runner as told through the lens of …

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Short Book Review: Nowhere Near First by Cory Reese

September 28, 2020September 27, 2020 by Jon

Nowhere Near First: Ultramarathon Adventures From The Back Of The Pack, by Cory Reese, is a fantastic read. In this short fun book, “Fast Cory” tells his story in 30 …

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Short Book Review: Breathe by James Nestor

September 27, 2020 by Jon

Several weeks ago a colleague suggested Breathe by James Nestor. I had seen the book several times on Amazon and been intrigued, so his recommendation was the final step in …

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