Advice, or Science? And Week 8 Summer Running Suggestions
I was cleaning out a drawer and found this hilarious old book, “How They Train.” What the author did was talk to hundreds of runners,…
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Little Things can make a Big Difference
A year ago, at one of the farmers’ markets I regularly use in Oregon, one of the farmers had a weird, cone-shaped cabbage. DJ, the…
Happiness is a Group Phenomenon
One of the papers we read last year in my University of Pennsylvania program studied how being part of a strong friend group makes people…
I Want You To Fail
Wait, what? Yes, I want you to fail. Or more accurately, I want you to try something where you will probably fail. In Angela Duckworth’s…
Countdown to LA: Mt. SAC Race + Disneyland for MVXC
Olympics Highlight: Before you read any further, please take a look at this video of the 2024 USA Olympic Trials 1500m women’s final. Nikki Hiltz…
Hey Buddy! Let’s keep each other happy. And…Week 4 Runs!
As most of you know, I recently completed a master’s degree in applied positive psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. Many people ask, what exactly…
Special Bonus Olympic Trials Coverage! + Week 3 Summer Running Plan
Have you been habit-stacking? The USA Olympic Trials begin today, Friday, June 21! There will be a lot of content on TV and streaming…maybe…
Habit Stacking! And Week 2 Of Summer Running
My friend Angela Duckworth and her pod partner Mike Maughan have made my morning toothbrushing routine a little more painful. Let me explain… First, What…
Summer Running: Day One! (plus bonus graduation coverage)
Is 4,000 a big number or a small number? The right answer to whether 4,000 is a big or small number is…it depends. Donuts: That’s…
Week 1 of Summer Running 2024
Welcome to the first week of 2024 Monta Vista Cross Country summer running! MVXC summer running will meet on the Monta Vista track at 7am,…
Double Graduation and Time to Head Home
Honestly, I thought that at my age, graduation might not seem like a big deal…but I was wrong. My third college graduation (after undergrad at…
Championship Twinning!
These are my last few days in Baltimore. I’m not-so-patiently waiting on my instructors to finish grading my final papers and grinding through my thesis…