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Metabolic Testing Content from our newest sponsor, Grassroots Medicine Why Two Runners Can Train the Same and Feel Completely Different You’ve seen it before — maybe you’ve lived it.  Two people follow the same training plan. Same mileage, same effort, same  commitment. One of them is improving, recovering well, and feeling strong. The other is  tired, stuck, and wondering what they’re doing wrong.  Whether you’re chasing a PR or simply trying to enjoy Sunday’s long run without feeling  wrecked on Monday, that gap can be genuinely frustrating. And it almost never comes  down to willpower.  More often, the answer is…

The Basics Years Running: 5ish, 2.5 of which since I’ve moved here to the UV Favorite Distance: half marathon  Day Job: IT generalist — talk to me about tech! Favorite Emojis: 🫨, 👀, 🧑‍🌾 Preferred Terrain: dirt road/easy singletrack Running Weather Preference: 47 degrees, sunny but in the shade, summer into fall. Alternatively, 2 hours into a heavy snowstorm with roads still unplowed. Favorite Shoes: Saucony Endorphin Pro is my certified do-it-all. I’ve run them on technical trail, in snow, in rain, in good health and bad, etc …  The “Run-Down” Why I started running: I started running at the…

This month I’ll stick to my actual runs and relegate my skiing and other outings to my “Alaskan Journal” (https://www.trailnotes.org). All of my recent runs have been linked to “Running Club North”.  In fact their running calendar is pretty full, with one to three events per weekend. Then during the week there is the Wednesday Fahrenheit Be Darned (FBD) and the Thursday Hoodoo Brewery run.  Which is more than I could handle.  So I do just the Wednesday runs,  backcountry ski twice a week, and skate ski once a week. And I slipped in one quirky race. >>March 4 FBD…