I've never understood why a serious mountain biker would want to dodge dogs, strollers and runners in Mine Falls Park when there are so many alternatives.
Take southwestern Nashua, for instance. There are a bunch of fun trails in the area of Yudicky Farm off Main Dunstable Road, as well as some areas along the Dunstable, [...]

I'm on the disabled list, and disappointed as can be.
I've done despair and depression, too, but life's too short to mope around for more than a day or two.
The long and short is that my hip's messed up, and I can't race anymore until I get right. My hip flexors, ITB and TFL (I forget what [...]

I’m so new to trail running (this being my second season), that I hesitate to offer advice, and anyone reading should hesitate to take it.
Still, here’s some advice: If you get into trail running, get some trail shoes.

Road shoes work fine on dirt roads or easier off-road terrain (Mine Falls Park, for example), but when [...]

When you really love something, it’s all good even when it’s bad. I feel that way about a few things, and fortunately running is one of them. Otherwise, I’d be sorely disappointed with my race today.

As it is, I’m just sore, though only in a few particular places. I ran a fantastic eight miles, but the [...]

I'd forgotten until this evening how much fun one can have (assuming one is easily amused, stuck at a computer and has far too much leisure time) with Babel Fish.
I was just checking out another of our fine 'graph blogs, when one thing led to another, and I was snickering over the "engrish" web site, where [...]

Running in the rain isn't so bad.
A nice steady drizzle adds a bit of romance to a run. Sure, it's also pretty cold of late, so you need to dress up a bit, and your sodden clothes will get heavy and chaffe. True, it's nigh impossible to step around the puddles on narrow trails, and your [...]

The Wapack Trail race results are up on the race website, cleverly disguised in a link labled "racers 2007."
Congratulations to everyone who even attempted this race. There is a thread talking about the race, which includes some photos of the trail, on the Cool Running trail/ultra running forum.
The stats speak volumes: 24 people started at [...]

I’ve got a busy weekend coming up. After the Needham Open Saturday, and working a night shift Sunday, I plan to run Soapstone on Sunday.
Soapstone is the fifth race in the Grand Tree series, run by the Shenipsit Striders of Connecticut. It’s a 24K (14.5 miles for us Yanks), and last year’s results suggest a moderately fast [...]

I appreciate irony, even when I bear the brunt of it, so a sense of amusement accompanies my suffering from a chronic pain in the arse.
I hope that my vulgar language causes no offense, but there is no more succinct way to describe piriformis syndrome, the overtightening and inflamation of a muscle deep within the [...]

I've got my stoke on. My first slalom race ever is coming up next weekend, and I may well finish DFL, but I'm starting to think I could actually do it.
 
I had a great big blast practicing today, in any case. I set up a course in the parking lot behind the Kiwanis Hall in Hudson while [...]