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Let’s Talk about Track Etiquette
This morning’s workout was a little tempo run at the local high school track. It was one of those perfect mornings – already hot enough that my muscles were warmed up before I started, but just this side of too hot. (And too-hot is definitely bound to happen later today.) Running at the track has a special appeal to me (as long as I don’t overdo it). Every time I’m there, I’m reminded, whether consciously or subconsciously, of being in the 7th grade. In 7th grade, you see, I ran on the track team for the first time, and it was then that I learned the proper etiquette of running…
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The Weekend Long Run: The Beginning
I was in the fifth grade, and as is the case with most fifth graders, I had very few responsibilities eating up my free time. So after school, I tagged along with my dad to track practice. I knew that my dad was a runner, and I knew that he coached the 7th and 8th graders, but that was about the extent of my awareness of track and field. I quickly learned that track season in Ohio begins at a time of year when the best adjective to describe the great outdoors is “dreary,” and that this would not be used as an excuse to stay inside. The evenings were, more often…
