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This month, we asked for your favorite running-related and running-adjacent podcasts and social media accounts to help you pass those cold winter months. Here are some of what our teammates suggested: I’m sure I won’t be the only one to suggest SWAP (Some Work, All Play), but the Roches are entertaining and offer great insights into coaching, performing, and science.  Ditto the Freetrail podcast.  The Trail Network podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-trail-network-podcast/id1738325869 Not a running podcast, but this episode with Nick Thompson is great (as is Nick): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/3-takeaways/id1526080983?i=1000737218945 I might add a few good YouTube accounts:  The Hemmings Jeff Pelletier  Clayton Young  Dumb…

By Tim Smith I did not go out and run on the day it was -50 F.  Instead I went out and skied. It was our third day in Alaska and I was still figuring out how to dress for cold weather.  So I bundled myself up in wool socks, long-john, thick wool pants, thermal shirt, flannel shirt, wool sweater, coat, gloves, over-mittens and stocking cap. And, of course, backcountry ski boot, skis and poles.   Our cabin is on the banks of the Chena River and I skied up-stream into an ice fog, which smeared the sun into a golden…

I hope the holiday season brought you some rest and relaxation. Behind the scenes at UVRC, the Upper Valley Running Series committee spent the holiday season finalizing this year’s series; stay tuned for more information in the coming weeks! If your New Year’s resolutions involve staying active and engaged in your community, I hope UVRC will fit into that picture. If you’ve been reading emails and newsletters and are on the fence about joining your first group run, a new year is a great excuse to try something new and make it happen! On both Saturday mornings and Tuesday evenings,…