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“Well shoot.” Was I ever so young? This is 2019's Capital Pursuit when I foolishly went out way, way too fast. Those were the words of my running coach when I informed him of my hamstring injury a few weeks back. Or I think Coach Ives said something to that effect. I strongly suspect that I said something a tad harsher when I realized that the "Capital Curse" had struck again. It wasn’t supposed to go down like this. After going over a year between races due all the drama

Run for over fifty years and you’re bound to eventually learn a few things. One such lesson is that being tired from a workout is not the same as being worn out from not having a sufficient recovery from your workouts. I can distinctly recall races where what I called “tired legs” limited my performance and in some cases, led to an injury. This essential lesson is the topic of today’s post. Walking with Rick? There’s more to recovery than “not running.” As I’ll delve into

I know what you’re thinking. This is just going to be another post from some outdoor running diehard who’d prefer frostbite to the safety and warmth of running indoors on a treadmill. There’s nothing this clown has to say that I haven’t heard a dozen times already. Would I do that? Not hardly. Today’s post will touch on some familiar ground as to my struggles with treadmills. But thanks to recent events, I’m that much more cognizant as to why I prefer shivering to sweating

Welcome to "Running With Rick"! I'm a competitive runner. Not long ago, a friend told me that training as I do means living on the...