Phedippidations
Inspirations, motivations,contemplations and conversations for and about runners.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 47 minutes
- Episodes
- 491
- Years Active
- 2005 - 2025
Intervals 123B: Giving Thanks
On Thanksgiving Day here in the United States, and in holidays around the world, we feel compelled to offer thanks for the receipt of our good fortune. It’s a uniquely human need that we have to off…
00:21:05 |
Thu 22 Nov 2007
Fdip123: Holiday Gifts for Runners
Consider using this holiday season as a way to invite someone to become a runner. If to show appreciation or admiration you want to give someone a gift, consider giving them the gift of running by me…
01:02:21 |
Sun 18 Nov 2007
Fdip122: Performance Eating
You wouldn’t fill the fuel tank of an airplane with half the fuel needed to land it safely on the ground. You wouldn’t lift off in a spaceship that had a leak in it’s main propulsion rocket, and you …
Thu 08 Nov 2007
Fdip121: Things to do Before You Die
There is just so much to do in this world, so much to experience, and it would be so terribly wrong of us not to do so. As runners, we have an opportunity, every day, to rise above the tedium and exp…
00:53:04 |
Thu 01 Nov 2007
Fdip120: The 2007 Bay State Marathon
With three solid hours of sleep, the depressing notion that my beloved Boston Red Sox had lost a crucial game in extra innings, and the understanding that I was about to run my 16th marathon, fellow …
01:07:31 |
Thu 25 Oct 2007
Fdip119: Results from Beyond the Couch of Doom
Over 12 hundred fellow runners ran the second annual Phedippidations World Wide Half Marathon and Kick the Couch 5K. It was an event that demonstrated the fraternity and fidelity of athletes all over…
01:07:09 |
Fri 19 Oct 2007
Fdip118: Cheers from the World
Today we run all over the world, at the very same time and encourage each other to push ourselves past our physical limitations. We are living for the moment, and nothing else matters. Each of us has…
01:19:32 |
Thu 11 Oct 2007
Fdip117: The Perfect Pace
There is a pace you can run which will get you to the finish line of your race totally spent and with nothing left. There is a pace you are able to run that will have you crossing the finish line kno…
00:59:33 |
Fri 05 Oct 2007
Fdip116: Where Are We Going?
So where are we going when we lace up our shoes? Where are we going when we head out that door? Where are we running, not why or how…but where? There has to be a purpose to all this…and it’s only log…
01:08:28 |
Fri 28 Sep 2007
Fdip115: Running Legend Fred Lebow
Fred Lebow was a showman and a promoter who was one of the main reasons why distance running and marathons became so popular as the running boom exploded. He transformed the NYC Marathon from a local…
01:02:40 |
Fri 21 Sep 2007
Fdip114: Hard Days
You need to incorporate hard workouts into your training program if you’re looking to extend the duration of your runs, and improve the speed at which you compete. Hard runs are the key to your adapt…
00:57:03 |
Fri 14 Sep 2007
Fdip113: Periodization
Periodization is a way to incorporate different phases of training through out your athletic life. It’s a system custom fit for you and your running goals, and is a way to remain fresh, focused and m…
01:07:03 |
Fri 07 Sep 2007
Fdip112: The Mile
The human body is a remarkable vessel capable of impressive action, best displayed within the course of running a statute mile. A milerembraces a style of running that demands all of her or his facul…
01:03:12 |
Sat 01 Sep 2007
Fdip111: Climate Change and the State of the World Wide Course
The state of the World Wide Half Marathon race course is in jeopardy if the projected global temperatures increase as they are expected to do. We owe it to our fellow runners, and future generations …
01:09:23 |
Fri 24 Aug 2007
Fdip110: The 2007 Falmouth Road Race
For the 35 th Annual Falmouth Road Race, I’m once again running with my friend Joe. It’s summertime on Cape Cod, with the promise of an ice cold beer waiting at the finish line, and what better w…
01:06:50 |
Mon 20 Aug 2007
Fdip109: Dr. George Sheehan: This Running Life
Dr. Sheehan taught us that this running life sets us apart from the sedentary, but not necessarily above them. There is a runner in all of us, even for those who sit on the “Couch of Doom‿ because th…
01:01:48 |
Wed 08 Aug 2007
Fdip108:Running Without the Hurt
We all understand the concept behind the phrase “no pain, no gain‿. As runners, we can accept some level of aches and injuries for our efforts on the road; but we must not invite pain as an expected …
01:02:02 |
Thu 02 Aug 2007
Fdip107: The Joy of Junk Miles
Junk miles and recovery runs are important elements of a good training program as they can help you run faster and longer. They allow you to enjoy slow easy runs while your body is healing from the s…
00:59:09 |
Wed 25 Jul 2007
Fdip106: Run Walking
As runners, our intent in a race is to meet and exceed our goals by moving as fast as possible towards the finish…but while the motion of running is always going to be our primary method of locomotio…
01:04:03 |
Thu 19 Jul 2007
Fdip105: Running Over Fifty
When you get to an age where the world tells you that you’re quote “old‿, when society begins to classify you as a “senior‿ and treats you with the respect that the elderly deserve: don’t reject the …
01:00:07 |
Wed 11 Jul 2007
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