Running Lessons from Isaac Newton »

A while back, CRN co-founder Mark posed the question to me: "Hey, Bill? How does having lost weight change my running? As in: I know it makes me faster, but can you quantify that?" Being an engineer, I was tempted to snap back that I'd spent four years and a decent part of my potential life's income learning how to answer those questions. Then, I was afraid that all that knowledge…

Lose Weight & Get Faster »

There was a nice little table in Runner's World this month that illustrates how much faster you could be if you lost weight. Of course, this would not take into account speed increases due to training. Pounds Lost 5k 10k 1/2 Marathon Marathon 2…

Starting Over »

What Happened? Six months ago I ran a fabulous 30K and was seriously on top of my running game. I had just come off a hard winter training session and was looking forward to breaking my 5K PR this summer. Then I got a new job. And moved. To another state. And gained 15 pounds. My running ground to a halt during the move and adjustments to the new job with extended hours…

Weighing In »

We have a running bet—no pun intended—within my running circle. We guess how much weight we'll gain by the time a big race rolls around. Despite always declaring we're each going to lose 10 pounds, and this time keep it off, we never do. After reading last week's Personal Health column by Jane Brody of The New York Times, I have a better understanding of why that is. Quoting a recent…

Engineering Your Weight Loss »

So, last week we were talking about teaching the boy to run. This week, I'd like to take a stroll down memory lane... A little more than two years ago, I was on the verge of being fat. Like BMI of over 30 fat. (BMI being the U.S. Government's measure of big bone-ed-ness). And I didn't want to be fat. The problem, though, was that I didn't want to eat well…