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A person wearing running shoes is sitting on the floor, only the upper legs visible.

Only assholes do that

As I step out into the chilly air, I can feel the weight of the past year bear­ing down on my shoul­ders. My Achilles ten­don still aches, a con­stant reminder of the injury that has slowed me down for so long. And yet, despite the pain and the set­backs, I lace up my shoes and begin to run. It’s the first day of a new year, and I am deter­mined to make it a suc­cess­ful one.

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Quick Links — Week 45

«This queer runner just made history, and knows how to rock a harness»

— Dan Trac­er, Queerty

«9 Tasty Protein Powder Recipes To Boost Your Protein Intake»

— Amber Say­er, Marathon Handbook

«Runner Krissy Moehl On How to Embrace Getting Older»

— Jen­nifer Kuhns, Wom­en’s Running

«Running 55km for a Photo — Trail Running in Mount Assiniboine»

— Simon Ennals, YouTube

« ‹An inordinate impact›: climate crisis leaves its footprint on trail running»

— Jo Khan, The Guardian

Quick Links are usu­al­ly added once a week to this blog and cov­er every top­ic possible.

Quick Links — Week 43

«NNormal Kjerag Full Review — Kilian Jornets trail running shoe»

— Run­ning with Marc, YouTube

« ‹Push the boundaries›: Australian ultrarunner on pace to break daily marathon world record»

— Don­na Lu, The Guardian

«I just ran my first marathon. Here are the 20 products that got me through my training»

— Jil­lian Tra­cy, CNN

«What Love Has to Do With Running After 50»

— Sarah Humphrey, Trail Sisters

«For Ukrainian Runners, a Brutal Race Made Sense When Little Else Did»

— Jared Beasley, The New York Times

«How to Make Your Own Energy Gels»

— Becky Wade, Out­side Magazine 

«Present — Rediscovering the joy of running»

— Suun­to, YouTube

«Running doesn’t wreck your knees. It strengthens them.»

— Gretchen Reynolds, The Wash­ing­ton Post 

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Quick Links — Week 42

«Following Trails Through An Unstable Future»

— Astra Lin­coln, Trail­run­ner Magazine

«Why I Love My Local Gear Shop (More Than Any Big-Box Store)»

— Jakob Schiller, Out­side Magazine

«The 9 Longest Trails In The World»

— Amber Say­er, Marathon Handbook

«Fall is a great time to try trail running. Here’s how to get started»

— David Glad­ish, The Seat­tle Times

«Is Running Cardio?»

— Lizzy Den­ing, Live Science

«I Run With Nothing But Coffee In My Stomach. Is That Destroying My Insides?»

— Alex Bor­suk Hasenohr, Trail­run­ner Magazine

«Cat Bradley | Reflections On Professional Trail Running»

— Sin­gle­track Pod­cast, YouTube

«The Sober Life»

— Emi­ly Rudow

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Quick Links — Week 41

«In a New Nonbinary Category, One Marathoner Finally Feels at Home»

— Kurt Streeter, The New York Times

«8 Training Takeaways From Courtney Dauwalter, Ultra Legend»

— David Roche, Trail Run­ner Magazine

«An Ultramarathoner’s Hundred-Mile Run for Mental-Health Awareness»

— The New York­er, YouTube

«Aleksandr Sorokin Smashes 24-Hour World Record With 198.6 Mile/319.6 Kilometer Run»

— Bry­on Pow­ell, iRunFar

Quick Links are usu­al­ly added once a week to this blog and cov­er every top­ic possible.