Fast Guy Problems: No Races and Shelter in Place
At this date, it is hard to be unaware that we are living in a time of uncertainty. With races cancelled for the next few months and group runs [...]
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Fast Guy Problems: When to Hold and When to Fold
For a highly competitive personality, dropping out of a race is a tough call to make, even in the face of an injury negatively affecting performance. Feeling the race number [...]
Fast Guy Problems: The toughest part is letting go
Being an 80’s baby, I am a fan of hair bands, tending more towards Def Leppard and Guns and Roses. Another well known group, Cinderella wrote a song called [...]
Fast Guy Problems: Rules of Engagement
I’d like to think of running as a gentlemans sport. Not often marred by news of poor behavior or cheating (aside from the doping on the pro level), there is [...]
Fast Guy Problems: The mane event
Some days, we just need a figurative kick in the pants to really find the limits. Other times, those limits are found through a bit of fun. I’m tapping a [...]
Fast Guy Problems: Chasing Champions 2017
‘To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift’ -Steve Prefontaine This is a meaningful and simple quote that really underlies what it means to [...]
Fast Guy Problems: Never Stay Down, Running in 2016
This shall be my 2016 running recap post, assuming that I really had much of a running season. In a moment of awakening sparked by a notification from a Facebook [...]
Fast Guy Problems: Not all who wander are lost
A lot can change in a year. With two decades of running under my belt, I have had quite the string of races connected with miles of training to ensure [...]
Fast Guy Problems: XX:XX
I touched upon this in a previous post, but recent events have brought this concept to the forefront of my mind. Running is a fully involving experience, as all aspects [...]
Fast Guy Problems: 1 step back, 2 steps forward
I know, I got it backwards from the standard iteration. It basically sums up where I am right now in regards to my running. I ended up straining my calf [...]