On vacation this summer, I am having a hard time finding a balance between actively looking for good running routes and just letting the discovery of good ones happen spontaneously. Wherever we stay, I get my hands on a local map as soon as possible, and pore over the chart to locate likely looking …
The other day I was stuck on the dreadmill, pounding out seven miles of tempo work, bored out of my gourd. After mile 3, I started counting the taxis flowing uptown on Park Avenue South, as they passed my perch on the second floor of the gym. By the time the treadmill’s odometer …
Every runner needs a thirty-minute route of three miles or so that makes you happy. It can be your go-to workout when you are pressed for time or when you need a little recovery run to work out some kinks or when you need to sneak away from the family …
