Phedippidations

As part of a collaboration with photographers, bloggers, podcasters and vloggers, July 4th is a day to declare our independence from mainstream media.  In this episode of Intervals, I play three “PodSafe‿ songs that you’ll probably not hear on the radio.

We need to encourage those who face life with sadness and emptiness to fill their lives with a passion for something, anything, and everything.  Don’t let someone you know live a life without purpose or passion: One way to help them might be to inspire them to run.

The Angel Fund is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting ALS investigations at the Cecil B. Day Laboratory for Neuromuscular Research at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.  In this show I run 5K race which serves to raise money to fight ALS.

Fdip50: More Gadgets and Gizmos

The earth is 93 million miles from the sun, but humans are fragile creatures and if you’re pushing your body up to and past it’s operational limits during a long run, you need to defend yourself from the solar radiation that might turn your distance long run into a life threatening crawl.

The phrase: “To become a good animal‿ means to be the creature you were meant to be.  As a runner, you are obligated to first be a good animal, before you can become a good human being.

In this episode I tell you about the thirteen essential vitamins that human beings require for good health.  I also discuss a study that links antioxidents to a decrease in muscle damage after a marathon.

Terry Fox was a true runner in every sense of the word.  In this episode I tell you the story of this Canadian hero who faced a life threatening disease with courage and defiance; and taught us all how to live our lives to the fullest.

In this episode I talk about the kindness of runners, and make the case that through their example the world is at least a slightly better place.

In this episode we discuss all things aerobic and the methods by which you can train your body to move faster across the planet.

In this episode we talk about marathon and race recovery, we talk about what you should and shouldn’t do in the minutes, hours and weeks following your target race.

What happens in Boston, stays in Boston…but you carry the memories with you.  In this episode we talk about some of the things we couldn’t fit into the previous show.

Recorded on Patriots Day, I interview two officers from the Air Force Auxiliary, an organization I have represented at Boston for the past three years.

Despite his weakness on the field of battle, Steve Runner attempts to complete the 26.2 mile Boston Marathon, facing a barrier to glory that he never trained for, never anticipated, and was ill prepared to overcome.

The origin of the Boston Marathon, the heros, and the stories that defines it as one of the greatest road races in the world.