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July 14, 2016
Martin Dugard
running

BOOK WRITING MODE

July 14, 2016
Martin Dugard
running
BOOK WRITING MODE

The non-discipline of May and June is gone, replaced by the start of cross country practice and the daily butt-in-the-chair rigor that I call Book Writing Mode....

July 14, 2016
Martin Dugard
running

Tagged: discipline

June 2, 2016
Martin Dugard
life

COMMENCEMENT

June 2, 2016
Martin Dugard
life
COMMENCEMENT

Yesterday was my birthday. Other than the fact that I am now old enough to receive the senior discount it was inauspicious. I passed the day in what was for me perfect birthday fashion...

June 2, 2016
Martin Dugard
life

Tagged: birthday, family

May 24, 2016
Martin Dugard
running, challenges

A LITTLE GOOD SUFFERING

May 24, 2016
Martin Dugard
running, challenges
A LITTLE GOOD SUFFERING

I can get up early to spend an hour running on a golf course at dawn. The sweat is good and the hills are a constant reminder that I can do more than I think I can...

May 24, 2016
Martin Dugard
running, challenges
May 23, 2016
Martin Dugard
running, competition

BREAKDOWN

May 23, 2016
Martin Dugard
running, competition
BREAKDOWN

I used to compete in Judo when I was a very young boy. . . . I can still remember the name of this one guy who beat me all the time, even though those defeats came almost fifty years ago.

May 23, 2016
Martin Dugard
running, competition

Tagged: breakdown

May 19, 2016
Martin Dugard
routine

SWEAT PANTS AND A HOODIE

May 19, 2016
Martin Dugard
routine
SWEAT PANTS AND A HOODIE

It's been that kind of week, which is always what happens when my wife is out of town. The structure and routine that define daily life is replaced by a helter-skelter make-it-up-as-I-go approach to the day. Stuff gets done, but it's just not as methodical. All of which got me thinking about the importance of daily routines

May 19, 2016
Martin Dugard
routine

Tagged: structure, discipline

May 17, 2016
Martin Dugard
running

CHECKING IN

May 17, 2016
Martin Dugard
running
CHECKING IN

Ruminations over a French Press...My wife left this morning to see an old friend back east. There was a time when her absence meant day after day of pizza from the local joint, followed by a frantic hour of cleaning up the pile of takeout boxes before she came home. The boys and I ate so much Ballpark that I should have bought stock....

May 17, 2016
Martin Dugard
running

Tagged: discipline

May 12, 2016
Martin Dugard
running

FIRST DO NO HARM

May 12, 2016
Martin Dugard
running
FIRST DO NO HARM

I spoke with Bob Babbitt for his "Babbittville" podcast the other day. The subject matter was broad, ranging from my early days writing for Bob at Competitor Magazine all the way up to the Olympic Development Program for young distance runners I'm trying to get started....

May 12, 2016
Martin Dugard
running

Tagged: discipline, bob babbitt

May 10, 2016
Martin Dugard
running

DAWN PATROL

May 10, 2016
Martin Dugard
running
DAWN PATROL

I'm not saying I'm trying to start a revolution, but when is the running world going to wake up and see that a predawn run on a golf course is just about the closest thing to a religious experience it is possible to enjoy.

May 10, 2016
Martin Dugard
running
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