Faux Runner

The Athens Marathon, Greece. On the original Olympic course from Marathon to Athens. History of the RaceLegend has it that Phideppidis, a foot soldier ran all the way from the Battle of Marathon to Athens to announce the Greek Victory over Persians. He announced the victory, collapsed and died. (This version was from Robert Browning’s poem Pheidippides, which was accepted as historic legend. But according to the Greek historian Herodotus a soldier ran from Athens to Sparta to ask for help and ran…

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I’ve run with a lot of people over the past 2 years. While I like running with anyone who will tolerate my incessant chatter and slow pace, there are some people that I absolutely love running with. So what makes someone a great running buddy, or rather, what makes someone your favorite running buddy, I wondered. Is it someone whose pace and cadence matches yours effortlessly? Is it someone whose personality matches/compliments yours perfectly? Is it someone you are at…

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  What a big difference this week’s run has been compared to my (mis)adventures last week. After this week’s 18 miles, I couldn’t stop smiling (and talking, of course), I was up and hopping by evening craving for some nachos, and my legs feel nowhere as sore as they should for the long mileage. I wish I could bottle this and be able to recreate it. Things that were the same from last week – I kept hydrated and drinking…

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