Top 10 Questions Asked by Beginning Runners
June 12, 2007 Read more »
The most common questions asked by new runners, and by people returning to running after a layoff of at least a few years. A for anyone who wants to start running. Includes a beginner training plan to get you on your way!
A Letter to Mrs. McCarthy*-Part Three
June 11, 2007 Read more »
This is a three-part essay I composed for an acquaintance who had met me for lunch recently to discuss “how to run.” Over the next few days after the lunch, I sent her the attached. Read part one here and part two here.
Dear Mrs. McCarthy,
The concept of training properly seems to alternate between the intuitive [...]
A Letter to Mrs. McCarthy*-Part Two
June 4, 2007 Read more »
This is a three-part essay I composed for an acquaintance who had met me for lunch recently to discuss “how to run.” Over the next few days after the lunch, I sent her the attached. Read part one here.
Dear Mrs. McCarthy,
There is one, and only one, major component to a runner’s ability to run well: [...]
A Letter to Mrs. McCarthy*-Part One
May 29, 2007 Read more »
This is a three-part essay I composed for an acquaintance who had met me for lunch recently to discuss “how to run.” Over the next few days after the lunch, I sent her the attached. Read part two here and part three here.
Dear Mrs. McCarthy,
It was great meeting you for lunch to discuss something “important”—namely: [...]



