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By Jim Burnett Blame it on the Midnight, Shame on the Moon for evoking emotional longings.For conjuring unattainable dreams.Leading only to heartbreak. As with loving, so with running. Yogis say, Observe and accept.  In meditation touch the rough surface of the back of your palate with the tip of your tongue.In your mind draw a vertical line from there to the center of the frontal lobe.Imagine a full moon floating there.Relax.Accept the moon as it is.It is what it is.Let your mind empty. Let the tension in your neck and shoulders drain down your spine and onto the ground.Left trailing behind.…

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…