True North: Running Route Planning for Neurotics
My German friend Patrick wants to do the Los Angeles Marathon this year on the 21st of March. Unfortunately, the race has been rescheduled to a more vaccine-optimistic TBD date in the fall. They also changed the route, removing t
Continue Reading | Add CommentIs It Safe? Five Steps for Running a Marathon, Man
With this in mind, I think you can do it too. Here are five steps to make it happen. Step One: Pick an event. There are scores of marathons in the US every year. Pick one that moves you. Maybe it’s an iconic event like the New Y
Continue Reading | Add CommentShe’s Going Down!
COVID-19 played only a minor role in my new running habit. The real catalyst was my dysfunctional competition complex. When I train with others, my outsized desire to crush everyone in my vicinity is matched only by my limited abi
Continue Reading | Add CommentCardio may save you from zombies, but not necessarily a heart attack
Apparently, it’s “Bothered by Science” Week here at The Real Fitness Nerd, cuz I have another study to whinge about. Here are the facts, hot off the press release: In one recent study in the Journal of the Americ
Continue Reading | Add CommentPickle Juice: Not just for pickling anymore
Although the Real Fitness Nerd already knew about most of these “secret” runner’s foods, this msnbc.com article is a cool little list of odd things endurance athletes consume in hopes of getting an edge. Pickle j
Continue Reading | Add CommentRun, Nemo, Run!
I don’t really believe Pyry Tamminen’s Pool Sprint prototype will become “the future of running,” as the website claims, unless they’re referring to a potential Waterworld distopia and only then if Ea
Continue Reading | Add CommentCome on, Usian! You can do better than that!
For all you glory-seekers out there looking to break a new world’s record, it appears the world’s fast man, Usian Bolt, has been slacking off. Now’s your chance to jump in. According to Wyoming University biomech
Continue Reading | Add CommentLet Moderation Be For Other People
I’ve always thought the cliché everything in moderation was ridiculous. Now I’ve got some stats to back me up. The “world’s largest study on running” has concluded that more exercise is better, period. “The government
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