Thoughts on Sleep: My Running Struggle

Silhouette of an exhausted runner at sunset

iRunFar shares some insight into the importance of sleep. We train hard and eat right in an effort to improve our performance. However, we often ignore the greatest performance-enhancing tool: sleep. By simply incorporating more of it into our daily lives we can become faster, react quicker on rough trail, power uphill, and recover rapidly….

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REVIEW: ALTRA INSTINCT 3.0

Altra Instinct 3.0 in Silver and Red

THE ALTRA INSTINCT 3.0 – AKA “The Compromise” Someone at Altra is listening, that much I can say. Criticism of the Altra Instinct 2.0 has been addressed in the 3.0 in a big way. It’s taken me a while to review these because I really wanted to get some miles on them, and considering my…

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MARK BALLOU’S 2014 NYC MARATHON FUNDRAISER: In Support of His Nephew RIPLEY and AUTISM SPEAKS

THE SHORT STORY: Sunday, Nov. 2nd 2014, I will be running the NYC MARATHON, my 2nd! Please donate and sponsor me in support of my super cool nephew, Ripley Ballou, and all those touched by Autism!THE LONG VERSION: After a 2 year hiatus, TEAM PROCRASTINATION IS BACK! This time we’re raising funds for AUTISM SPEAKS. Though I’ve been running…

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