Sure, the first light snowfall may be a chance to dance giddily, leaving squeaky footprints through the neighborhood, marking the runner's right to the domain. But later drubbings of snow merely complicate running. Snow turns to ice, to slush, to… — Don Kardong Copy Share Image
New nemeses keep racing fresh, but I also find challenge in going longer, with only the distance as foe. I run my first 50-mile race, journey across the Grand Canyon and back, circumnavigate Mount St. Helens. — Don Kardong Copy Share Image
Runners like to train 100 miles per week because it's a round number. But I think 88 is a lot rounder. — Don Kardong Copy Share Image
The toughest trail I ever ran was the Escarpment in the Catskills of New York State. This was an 18-mile race through Rip Van… — Don Kardong Copy Share Image
Beginning runners come in all shapes, sizes and pre-existing conditions, so there's no magic formula for determining exactly how much basic running is needed… — Don Kardong Copy Share Image
In those long, lonely miles you put in during the off-season, and in those knife-in-the-gut repetitions and hill repeats that buckly your knees -… — Don Kardong Copy Share Image
Cold is not without its risks to runners, of course, especially ones who don't head south when winter visits their neighborhood. Even pooh-pooh-ers of… — Don Kardong Copy Share Image
If an athlete takes a shortcut - literally, for example, by running a street that shortens the marathon route by a quarter mile -… — Don Kardong Copy Share Image
Fartlek, or speed play, is variable-pace running that emphasizes creativity. During a 30-minute run, choose objects to run to - telephone poles, trees, buildings,… — Don Kardong Copy Share Image
Running at night used to frighten me. Part of it was simply safety, the question of whether level ground would truly appear under each… — Don Kardong Copy Share Image
A good teammate is someone willing to get outside of personal thoughts and emotions, a friend who tries to understand, appreciate, and encourage other… — Don Kardong Copy Share Image
When I was in middle school, and teachers lectured about World War II, the conflict seemed impossibly distant and irrelevant. And it had only… — Don Kardong Copy Share Image
