Runners like to train 100 miles per week because it's a round number. But I think 88 is a lot rounder. — Don Kardong Miles 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… — Don Kardong Across 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… — Don Kardong Basic 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… — Don Kardong Almost 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… — Don Kardong About Copy Share Image
If an athlete takes a shortcut - literally, for example, by running a street that shortens the marathon route by a quarter… — Don Kardong Advantage 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,… — Don Kardong Buildings 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… — Don Kardong Appear 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… — Don Kardong Appreciate Copy Share Image
We (ultra runners) alternate between depression and stupidity. — Don Kardong Depression 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… — Don Kardong About Copy Share Image
When I started running, a gadget was a wristwatch with a secondhand on it. — Don Kardong Gadget Copy Share Image
If you run 100 miles a week, you can eat anything you want - Why? Because (a) you'll burn all the calories… — Don Kardong Calories Copy Share Image
For most teenage runners, the right foods means a varied diet, decreasing the amount of fat found in the typical American diet… — Don Kardong American Copy Share Image
Even for runners who never make the transition to more sophisticated workouts, easing into speedwork will lead to more enjoyable running. — Don Kardong Enjoyable Copy Share Image
Cheer for your teammates, regardless of whether they're fast or slow, veteran or neophyte, varsity or JV. Or rally the spirits of… — Don Kardong Also Copy Share Image
Sure, the first light snowfall may be a chance to dance giddily, leaving squeaky footprints through the neighborhood, marking the runner's right… — Don Kardong Again Copy Share Image
I've never owned an actual trail-running shoe myself, but maybe I should. My favorite paths are fraught with peril, much of it… — Don Kardong Actual Copy Share Image
When I went to the starting line of the 1976 Olympic marathon in Montreal, it was with the unsettling conviction that some… — Don Kardong Cheaters Copy Share Image
I know runners who have suffered a tick bite and ended up with Lyme disease. I'll take an angry moose any day. — Don Kardong Angry Copy Share Image
The body responds to a calorie deficit by slowing down the metabolism and burning muscle tissue. That leads to weakness, sluggishness, slow… — Don Kardong Also 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… — Don Kardong Across Copy Share Image
Coaches know that a parent publicly scolding his kid after a race will not help the athlete perform better. — Don Kardong After Copy Share Image
