lonewillheath

Did another MffR on back to back days, just to see how the body responded. Maffetone emphasizes proper rest as being equally important to anything else one does in training. Yesterday, I asked, rhetorically, since I am running in the aerobic window and therefore no breakdown of the muscles...

OK, today it was +5C, which is far better than the -8C and -6C of my previous runs. Due to a pretty heavy cold and the cold weather, I had not run in 10 days -- seems like an eternity. This was like starting over on the MffR (Maffetone Run). The splits were above 14 minutes again, but based on...

It was 21F (-6C) when I went out today to run at 4:30AM. I decided, after Sunday's run, to limit myself to 4 miles, due to time exposure and no sunshine (afternoon run on Sunday). I read that the MUCH slower pace of adjusting to "heart rate" running was maddening, but I want to be a better...

I have been a minimalist runner (VFF) for two years. I run barefoot on occasion, my longest run being 3 miles (5km). I have enjoyed running like never before, and racked up miles and distances like never before. Heel-toe was too painful for me to be a consistent runner; i thought it just wasn't...