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An Outside Run!
This weekend, I ran a lovely three miles OUTSIDE. It felt great to get off of the treadmill and run in the sun! It is amazing how different a run can be outside. Whenver I ran uphill, I felt like I...
View ArticleLegs v. Lungs
OK, so making the transition to a more natural running style isn't all unicorns and rainbows. It hurts a bit too. In the past, when I've had to stop running it's been because I was out of breath....
View ArticleA Love-Hate Relationship With the 10% Rule
I have always read that it is best to only increase your runs by 10% each week. Whether it is distance, or speed, you should always gradually build upon your previous weeks' success. However, I often...
View Article1/6 of a Marathon
With our office closed for Patriot's Day and the Boston Marathon today, I jumped at the chance for a nice run outside. I knew it was an unseasonably warm day, but in the 8 or so months since I've run...
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My Boston Marathon Experience
I hope everyone was able to catch some of the Boston Marathon in person or at least some news coverage yesterday. I made it down to the finish line (no, not running) to sweat watch the runners for...
View ArticleMoving On Down...
Transition-wise, this was a big week for me. Here are the highlights:1) My monthly orthopedic massage appointment rolled around, and it was the first time I needed the reminder call. Generally, my...
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My Natural Running Transition
I’ve been transitioning over to natural running for about the last seven years. It started at a trail marathon expo back in 2004 where my wife and I met a sales rep from inov-8. We had never heard of...
View ArticleA Comfortable Pace
While Nicole is working towards transitioning to a 2 arrow shoe, I am sticking with my 238’s until the end of May. After having some funky foot pain from running a bit too far in my F-Lite 230’s before...
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The Need for Speed...Intervals
When you think of a treadmill, what comes to mind? But I think most people think of boredom...and that OK Go video. To alleviate some of...
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Worth the Wait
I just started here at inov-8 in May, so I’m a little late to the transition game. Luckily, I had a head start and had played around with minimalist running a bit. And by played around, I mean hurt...
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From Orthopedic to Minimalist
3 years ago, before I started Crossfit, my running shoes could have only been described as behemoth sized orthopedic pillows. They were stuffed heel to toe with cushioning, sadness, dead weight, and...
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It's National Running Day!
Today marks the fourth annual National Running Day, and it has me dreaming of ditching some to-do list items and heading out for a run. However, it is also National Business Etiquette week, so I will...
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Making Big Moves!
Two important things happened for me recently: 1. I progressed to a pair of Road-X 233s 2. As evidenced by the image above that I am not capable of taking that creatively on my own, I got instagram I...
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A Slave to My Routine
I was so proud of myself. If you've been reading my posts, you'll know that I've been in the best place running that I've been in a very long time. I had my routine down to a science, and it was...
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I am a Spartan!
As you already know, inov-8 has recently signed on as the official footwear of the Spartan Race.Along with being excited to work with Spartan, we are also terrified...On August 11, a few of us here at...
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Chris Davis is Becoming a Natural!
Chris Davis came in on Friday to get fitted for a new pair of inov-8s and I’ll tell you, I was so excited- I felt like I was meeting a celebrity. I was so excited because I wanted to meet him and to...
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Enjoying the Challenge of Transitioning
Natural running, or minimalist running, is a whole new commitment to running for me. Running was always something that was kind of easy and just something I enjoyed. I jumped into races just for fun,...
View ArticleTraining for Spartan...at the Office
Caitlin, Nicole and I have been training for our upcoming Spartan Race this Saturday. I will be running in my f-lite 230's to see how they do in an obstacle race, as will Caitlin, but Nicole is going...
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Spartan Race- The Aftermath
OK. I’ll admit it. I may have underestimated the Spartan Race.5K, I thought- no problem.Burpees? Yah, I can do a lot of those.Army crawling in the mud? Sure, that’s lots of fun. While those are...
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Training starts NOW!
I have a confession to make, although I have been running regularly for nearly 10 years, I have never run a race (unless the Main Dunstable Elementary 6th grade race counts). Yes, it is shameful....
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inov-8's Commit Around the Clock Relay
My schedule last weekend: 1:00pm run2 :00pm keep running3:00pm still running4:00pm umm…run5:00pm run, run,run!Saturday 1:00am runnnnnn2:00am yawn while running3am maybe sleep while running?4am Just....
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Commit Around the Clock Relay #CACRelay 9/29/12
The #Commit Around the Clock Relay is the ultimate relay team of all inov-8 committed athletes. We want to see how many miles can we log in 24 hours all around the world. It is a virtual relay, where...
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Training Inspiration- The Chicago Marathon
I have to admit, one of the many things that I was excited about when taking this job with inov-8 was the prospect of traveling to iconic events, races, and competitions across the country spreading...
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No one said it would be easy…
The process of becoming a natural didn’t seem like it would be a walk…or run…in the park. I knew there would be challenges. However, I didn’t anticipate some of my most recent obstacles. In today’s...
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It's Finally Here!
It is hard to believe it has been a year since we were last in Vegas for the Rock N' Roll Marathon. What a difference a year makes - rather than standing on the sidelines, we are gearing up to race.We...
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