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Tag: Review
December 13, 2011
Santa Shuffle Race Report
I didn’t expect to write a race report for a little 5k run, but there are so many things I can talk about. But, here is my little story about little race and its spills and thrills in Mississauga on December 3. I wasn’t even sure I was going to do this race. With the Disney Marathon less than 6 weeks away, I was hoping to do long runs every Saturday in addition to my Sunday long runs. A Saturday race would effectively rob me of that second long run. It wasn’t until I learned someone else from my clinic[…continue reading]
August 17, 2011
“Born To Run” By Christopher McDougall – Book Review
I read this book at the urging of a fellow runner, and I’m glad I did. Not only is it entertaining and informative, it also seems to be required reading for everyone involved in long-distance running. The book in question is the ubiquitous “Born To Run” by Christopher McDougall. It’s hard to find a serious discussion about form, barefoot running and nutrition that doesn’t reference Born To Run. I read this book on my Kobo eReader which uses electronic ink and stores the books digitally. It was really convenient for carrying the book around. However, I don’t have a book I can[…continue reading]
August 15, 2011
Saucony ProGrid (Lite) Kinvara Review
I owe one of my loyal readers a review of the famous Saucony ProGrid Lite Kinvaras. After putting about 50km on these shoes and running a race, I feel confident to give them a fair review. Lately, the running community has been gripped in deep discussion about the notion of barefoot and minimalist running. There are compelling and interesting debates about the very philosophy and economics that surround ‘traditional’ running shoes. I’m particularly interested in the evolutionary and physiological arguments about running barefoot. There’s a particularly interesting study from Harvard that acts as a good primer to this debate.[…continue reading]
