At first it looks impossible. White and black squares stacked like a tiled kitchen floor. So many empty spaces. So many clues. For decades, that’s how I thought about crossword puzzles — specifically the New...

Runners spend a lot of time thinking about muscles, joints, shoes, and mileage. Veins rarely make the list. Yet every once in a while you’ll hear about someone in their forties or fifties getting varicose...

I was listening to a podcast this week about Alexander the Great and his conquest of Persia. There was a section on The Iliad, the Trojan War, and the ancient city of Troy. What interested me...

This is embarrassing, but he we go!  A few summers ago, I flew into Minneapolis and drove up to Duluth to run Grandma’s Marathon. It was a great race. Friendly people, beautiful course along the...

After several months running on the Peloton Tread+, I’m still very happy with it. Most of the features have genuinely improved my indoor training — structured long runs, controlled speed workouts, and consistent mileage when...

Saucony Endorphin Speed 5 — 100-Mile Review Some shoes you test. Some shoes you immediately start reaching for. The Saucony Endorphin Speed 5 has become the second one. I’ve put 100 miles on them —...

I walked in and caught my family watching curling. The Olympics are wrapping up and, like always, I’d been watching sports I never follow the other three years. Curling fits that category. If you don’t...

Saucony Hurricane 25 — 100-Mile Review I rotate through a lot of daily trainers. Some runners find a shoe and stick with it for years. I do that, but I also like to experiment and...

Why the Internet Thinks Vitamin B6 Is Dangerous (And What the Science Actually Says) Over the past year Vitamin B6 has suddenly become the “scary vitamin.” Posts claim nerve damage from normal supplements, videos warn...

I’ve worn a Garmin Forerunner for a long time. Long enough that I should probably know every feature inside and out. I don’t. Every season I end up discovering something that’s been sitting on the...

It’s a good thing I’m a runner because I have a sweet tooth. I’m working on it. I have been for years. Age and wisdom are helping. But it still shows up from time to...

I’ve reviewed the Peloton Tread+ more times than I can count, and I didn’t buy it casually. I bought it because I wanted to be able to speak honestly to runners about something many of...

I’ve tried almost every “perfect” pre-race breakfast over the years — oatmeal, bananas, rice, pancakes, gels, sports drinks — all carefully planned. Some worked. Some absolutely did not. But the most consistently uneventful race mornings —...

My third-grade math teacher, Mr. Lawson, used to say:  “He who starts behind remains behind unless he runs faster than the one in front.” His point was simple. We had to get going. We had...

An ice storm rolled through a big part of the U.S. earlier this week. It came through the South, including Atlanta, and the city slowed to a crawl. I know people up North like to joke...