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Virtue versus Vice

When I was 12, I read a story - The Choice of Hercules - where the ancient Greek hero was approached by two goddesses, Virtue and Vice,...

After taking a week off from running, I thought today's four mile run would be easy despite the heat, like stepping on clouds. Such...

A current heat wave in D.C. frustrated my ambition yesterday to break my 20:00 goal nine months earlier than planned. The temperature at...

In the early 1990s, Runner's World magazine published a poll querying a group of male runners: if you could give up either running or sex...

It's pretty hot and humid today, with a high of 97 degrees (36 C. for you friends outside the U.S.) How hot is that? I took an Uber ride...

Last night I learned that two hours isn't enough to digest a pizza dinner before running five miles. To make things worse, I also had...

I once saw a sign that listed different levels of optimism and their corresponding probability of success. They were: I did = 100% I will...

I had high hopes for my first 5k race two weeks from now, until I tried running in the heat and humidity yesterday, which turned a five...

I ran four miles in honor of July fourth, grateful that Independence Day didn't fall later later in the month. But even more important,...

My mind tends to romanticize running - or at least imagine it's much easier than it really is - when I'm at rest and feeling comfortable....