The Athlete Professor

Insights for better running and better living

Tuesday, August 22, 2017

NOT Finishing the Leadville 100

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Sometimes, life delivers unexpected lessons at unexpected times. Two weekends ago, I planned on deriving PROFOUND lessons from FINISHING ...
Thursday, December 29, 2016

Ignoring the "Check Engine" Light

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The RIGHT decision, is often the UNCOMFORTABLE decision. This has been my experience and mantra for several years. The RIGHT decision is...
Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Getting in the Boat

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I'll never forget the first time I had to fire someone. Let's call her Sally. Sally was a good person. She had the right HEART...
Monday, April 13, 2015

Happiness and Hamburger Helper

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"Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms--to choose one's attitude in any given set of cir...
Saturday, December 27, 2014

No Bikinis or Six-Pack Abs

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My Change through Challenge class takes their final exam in three weeks. The "final:"  a marathon for four of the students and a...
Monday, December 22, 2014

Gift Cards and Instant Cocoa

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One of the best things about the morning runs with friends is what happens AFTER the run. Hot cocoa. And I don't mean the "crap...
Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Why Therapists (and politicians) Are Lousy Race Directors

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My running buddy and I lead a group run up Lookout Mountain Road every Thanksgiving Morning. It's 4.75 miles of calf-crushing, lun...
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