Clearly, there are things a runner does, intentionally or not, that disrupt team cohesion. And there are also things a runner doesn't… — Don Kardong Activities Copy Share Image
I know runners who have suffered a tick bite and ended up with Lyme disease. Ill take an angry moose any day. — Don Kardong Angry Copy Share Image
Train at the same pace day after day, week after week, year after year, and that's the kind of running the body… — Don Kardong Body Copy Share Image
The key to running a good marathon is to not listen to anyone's advice the last week before the race. That's when… — Don Kardong Advice Copy Share Image
Support the athlete, encourage the team, help the coach. That's what good track parents do. — Don Kardong Athlete Copy Share Image
When an athlete has relegated the persistent rumors of cheating to the back room of the mind, he hasn't really forgotten them.… — Don Kardong Athlete Copy Share Image
My introduction to dissociation had been at Kenneth Cooper's clinic in January of 1975. Cooper had assembled a gaggle of top American… — Don Kardong American Copy Share Image
The Kenyans beat up on the American runners in every road race every weekend of the year, but we're way ahead of… — Don Kardong Ahead Copy Share Image
No doubt a brain and some shoes are essential for marathon success, although if it comes down to a choice, pick the… — Don Kardong Brain Copy Share Image
An overzealous parent is just one example of the kind of Problem Mom or Dad who pops up at track meets, threatening… — Don Kardong Dad Copy Share Image
So here's my advice to city planners. Make your city runnable. Runners are the first wave of troops bringing human activity back… — Don Kardong Activity Copy Share Image
Eventually, competition and adventure wane, and I enter my ibuprofen phase. Tweaky hamstrings and achy knees restrict mileage, but I continue running… — Don Kardong Adventure Copy Share Image
There's always somebody doing something more extreme than you are. It used to be that if you ran the marathon, that was… — Don Kardong Always Copy Share Image
