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August 4, 2014

Some seek the comfort of their therapist's office, others head to the corner pub and dive into a pint., but I chose running as my therapy. - Dean Karnazes

Running Therapy

by pyrad
Categories: General Running and/or Fitness
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I get the Runner’s World Quote of the Day by e-mail every morning, and I usually see the “poster” version on my Facebook News Feed because I like their Facebook page. I particularly liked this one and thought I’d “reblog” it as part of my Monday Motivation series.   It turns out the phrase “Running Is Cheaper Than Therapy” is very popular. There are products, blogs, tumblrs, and other paraphernalia touting this claim. And of course, Mark Remy pokes fun at it too. But, all jokes aside, I think exercise is a much healthier way to deal with personal issues than drowning[…continue reading]



July 21, 2014

Lawson Craddock on a podium

Different Motivation…

by pyrad
Categories: Non-Running
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I don’t follow professional cycling at all. But a former classmate and facebook friend does. He posted this article about Lawson Craddock and Chad Haga were doing well at the UCI WorldTour. I know nothing about these athletes, but something in the accompanying photo caught my eye. Do you see it? Let me zoom in a bit. The podium Girls left a mark! Maybe I should buy a bike. I guess I’m in the wrong sport… 😉   On a serious note, I see that many fellow running bloggers Nicole, Henry, Mari, Lisa, Irina, Sam, Emma, Nadiya, Alice, Hong, and even Patty are active[…continue reading]



June 23, 2014

Motivation Monday: Get Up!

In honour of the #5amRunClub, I present these motivational pictures about getting up early!