Running Term of the Week: Fartlek

it’s not what you might think

I know. You read the title and chuckled. Everyone does. It’s the Swedish word fartlek. Not fart lick, even though they sound the same. Fartlek means “speed play.” In the running world, any time…

Term of the Week - Jogging

This week we are going to look at jogging; what it is and what it is not. The story goes that famed running coach from New Zealand, Arthur Lydiard, made popular the term “jogging”. What Lydiard was doing was promoting a slower than normal running pace that also allowed for…

Run a mile and grab a smile

There’s no miracle for feeling happy, but wait there’s running… 

Running Term of the Week - Running

What is running?

The Quiet of the Open Road

Thoughts after my 166 miles in 7 days of running.

Running — cure for thoughts

It doesn’t get easy, but it gets better

I started running in a moment when i felt the need to get out of my skin, to separate myself from everything that occupied my mind. I wanted to give my brain another reason for torture, so…

Clark’s At It Again

Running 150 Miles in 5 Days

On May 30th, Clark Gilbert started on a running journey that would change his life. Leaving Vernal, Utah at 6:00 am, Clark ran 167 miles, along highway 45, to Steamboat Springs, Colorado – all in 7 days. His journey was a…

Mary’s flame

(sessions with yourself)