Saucony Endorphin Speed 5 — 100-Mile Review
Posted by George Parker onSaucony 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 Owe Curling an Apology
Posted by George Parker onI 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
Posted by George Parker onSaucony 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...
Vitamin B6 Panic Online: What the Research Actually Shows
Posted by George Parker onWhy 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...
The Garmin Feature I Ignored for Years (and Shouldn’t Have) - Atlanta Publix Half Marathon
Posted by George Parker onI’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...
Pop-Tarts and Perspective
Posted by George Parker onIt’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...
Why the Peloton Tread+ Changed How I Think About Long-Runs
Posted by George Parker onI’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...
The Case for Pop-Tarts on Race Morning
Posted by George Parker onI’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 —...
Running Faster Than the One in Front
Posted by George Parker onMy 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...
Neither snow, nor rain or ice!
Posted by George Parker onAn 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...
My Running Birthday
Posted by George Parker onToday is my birthday! No need to send me notes (unless you want to 😉). What I really find myself thinking about on this day, though, is my running birthday. I dabbled in cross country...
The Compass
Posted by George Parker onYears ago, before I was married and had kids, I flew out to Seattle, Washington to try to climb Mount Rainier. I joined a guided group, met the instructors, did a gear check, and headed...
Designing for the Future
Posted by George Parker onWhat’s your favorite place to run? Mine is Central Park. I ran there for years when I lived on the Upper West Side of Manhattan—out my door, along 74th Street, and straight into the park....
When Math Stopped Being Precise
Posted by George Parker onHappy New Year! Now, as some of you know, I’ve always been a math nerd. That’s why I became a chemist and an engineer. Some of you may be the same way. Or at least...