Last year I wrote a couple of lists about running. The first was for people considering taking up running, and the second was about preparing for a specific running event. Today’s list is for the day of the race.
Last weekend, as part of my first 20,000 days celebration, I ran my second half marathon. In [...]
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7 Tips for Runners – Race Day Edition
When Workflows Change
It was busy at my house over the holidays. The kids and their spouses, our college son, and 3 dogs were all there at once.
When there are special events in your home, work patterns change. In particular, there is more time spent in the kitchen preparing, serving, eating and cleaning. The kitchen is full of [...]
7 Reasons to Review Your Insurance Needs
Although most of my posts are focused on prevention, I carry a certain level of insurance in case my own awareness and decisions are not enough to protect us from everything.
But what insurance should you carry? How much and for what incidents? There are all kinds of sites that will help you understand the [...]
6 Reasons to Follow a Training Plan for Running
In the last 18 months I have logged over 1500 miles running. Some were treadmill miles, but most were outside. In a previous post, I gave you tips for new runners. Here, I’d like to offer a few reasons you should develop a formal training plan before you take up a long distance run, especially [...]
5 Reasons to Take a Real Vacation
Time off from work. We all love it and look forward to it. Sometimes we spend time off on family events, and sometimes we plan to get away and do something we do not get the chance to do normally.
My company offers a generous policy, and as a long-term employee I get plenty of time [...]
8 Safety Tips for New Runners
I’m a runner. I entered my first road race in 1981, the Ross Valley Run 15k near San Francisco. I had some co-workers who were avid runners who encouraged me to join them and it was something I wanted to try.
The next race I ran was in 2008.
I didn’t run much in between those two [...]
Summer Travel – Trips by Car
When my family takes long trips by car, we are conscious of the halfway point, as though the second half is easier than the first half. It might feel that way, as though we’re almost there, but we need to give those last few hundred miles the same attention and care as we did [...]
Peak Performance Includes Managing the Peaks
There are lots of distractions, we need to recognize them and not let them get in our way.
Hold Hands Crossing The Street
Like my previous post, this is another one of those cautions we heard in our younger years. This one though, implies that somehow we are safer when we connect with others. What’s behind the idea is simple: Two heads, or maybe two sets of eyes and ears, are better than one.
When undertaking a potentially hazardous [...]
What Do You Want Your Statistic To Be?
I love statistics. Or how people use statistics to prove a point. I remember someone telling me that statistics are like a light pole. It can illuminate or it can be used by a drunk to hold himself up.
Take this one for example: Seventy-five percent of all adult deaths are preventable. I don’t remember exactly [...]
