Fdip34: The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

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Fdip34: The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

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Mar 5, 2006

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In this episode we talk about being alone on the open road, and how running can be the cure to true loneliness.

Released:

Mar 5, 2006

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Fdip6: The Importance of Rest: Fdip6: The Importance of Rest by Phedippidations
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Fdip23: Cold Weather Running.: It’s important to dress warm and in layers. The fabric available on the market today is on par with the most advanced space suits constructed by NASA. by Phedippidations
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Fdip59: Those Who Support Us: There are people in your life who in a major or minor way support, enable and encourage you to take your body through the pains of training to the glory of race day; and we owe these people our deepest gratitude. In this episode we talk about... by Phedippidations
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Fdip3: Marathon Sports Five Miler: Fdip3: Marathon Sports Five Miler by Phedippidations
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Fdip13: Observations: The human brain is a fascinating organ, and while few completely understand its true operation; some of its properties can be found in the way that it retains such high resolution memories from observations made during extreme physical exertion. by Phedippidations
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Fdip2: Shoe Evolution: Fdip2: Shoe Evolution by Phedippidations
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Fdip5: Starting Out: Fdip5: Starting Out by Phedippidations
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Fdip19: Rambling Diatribes: Diatribe – a noun meaning a bitter, abusive denunciation. From the Latin “diatribe‿ meaning learned discourse and the Greek “Diatribee‿ which itself is derived from the word “diatribeen‿ made up of the... by Phedippidations
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Fdip7: 2005 Falmouth Road Race: Seven thousand, five hundred twenty seven runners ran the 2005 SBLI Falmouth Road Race on Sunday August 14th and I beat four thousand eight hundred and sixteen of them! by Phedippidations
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Fdip14: The Official Runner: According to section 2.00 of the Major League Baseball rule book: A runner is an offensive player who is advancing toward, touching, or returning to any base.‿ In this episode we discuss the "Runner verses Jogger" debate. by Phedippidations
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Intervals 51B: Independence from Mainstream Media: 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... by Phedippidations
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Fdip4: Dodging the Dodge: Fdip4: Dodging the Dodge by Phedippidations
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Fdip1: Dropping the Ball: Fdip1: Dropping the Ball by Phedippidations
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Fdip16: Run Long and Taper: Too short of a taper period will leave you tired on race day, too long of a taper will leave you unprepared physically. In this episode I cover the basics about “tapering‿ as documented from the experts, and I confess to my own... by Phedippidations
34 min listen
Fdip25: Revolutions and Resolutions: Those New Year resolutions we make for ourselves should be balanced with a promise of altruism. Use the occasion of this new year to help change the world for the better, both for yourself and for others. by Phedippidations
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Fdip11: Healing Thyself: There’s an interesting behavioral quirk that many runners nurse and foster over the years, myself included. We develop this need to seek acceptable answers to our medical questions which meet our demanding requirements, rather than submit... by Phedippidations
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Fdip9: The Power of Pronation: What is pronation, and why do we need to understand our unique running gait? I’ve often been told that I don’t pronate. Other runners have been found to pronate "too much". What does poor pronation mean to a runner, why is it a... by Phedippidations
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Fdip22: Gadgets and Gizmos.: Since it’s the season to be jolly and all that, I list four gadgets that a geekoid runner like myself would love to receive during the Holidays, or any time of the year that you’re in the mood to give. by Phedippidations
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Fdip37: Stretching for Prevention: The majority of experts agree that you should stretch, but should do so consistently and rarely before a long run. by Phedippidations
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Fdip17: The 2005 Cape Cod Marathon: One of the things that makes the Cape Cod Marathon such a pleasure to experience, is the way the local residents come out to cheer, volunteer and entertain the runners as we work the miles. In this episode, I run the 2005 Cape Cod Marathon in... by Phedippidations
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Fdip8: Why We Run: There must be a reason. There must be some compelling motivation to get any none runners out there to want to lace up their shoes and join the fun. This episode was recorded from the Upper Richardson Lake in northwestern Maine, during a... by Phedippidations
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Fdip32: The Form of a Runner: In this episode I talk about something called “running form‿ which is simply the way that you should move your body during the motion of running. It’s not enough to go out and “just run the way you feel‿, you need... by Phedippidations
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Fdip15: The 2005 Bay State Marathon: Listen as I run the first of two Fall 2005 Marathons, this time in Lowell, Massachusetts: home of the American Industrial Revolution. This is a very flat course where, despite hitting the eventual “wall‿ I attempt to set a new... by Phedippidations
43 min listen
Fdip10: Life to the Fullest: Life is meant to be pounding, screaming with sweat and power: explosive and breathtaking with all the energy you can bring to a boil. You are most alive, as a runner, living life to its fullest: on the road, as fast and far as you possibly... by Phedippidations
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Fdip21: Eating on the Run.: I discuss eating for runners, and go through the basics that your Mom probably gave you as you were growing up. I mention some “fad‿ diets, and talk about an interesting study in the Britich Medical Journal that justifies a daily... by Phedippidations
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Fdip12: The Long Slow Run: Of the many ways that we can prepare our bodies and minds for the act of running a road race, it’s the long slow run that is most effective, both physiologically and psychologically. Your body needs to change: BOTH muscularly and... by Phedippidations
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Fdip27: Mind Games: Focus, concentration, internal conversation, planning and visualization are all key elements to a successful mind game in pushing your body past the limits of your own belief. by Phedippidations
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Fdip24: Despite the Scorn of Others.: Runners are both patient and understanding. We’ve found something to improve the quality of our lives and should make some effort to save the non-runners from themselves. We should not be afraid to be laughed at or ridiculed, if we... by Phedippidations
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Fdip31: Running Safety: In this episode we list safety tips for when you’re out running on the roads. We make the point that, compared to the mass of an automobile, runners are “small squishy things on legs‿ that need to take measures to ensure their... by Phedippidations
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