Speed your Post-Workout Recovery with Nutrition

by David Carlsson During our 26 Marathons in 26 Days in December 2012 (26X26.info), I found four things to be essential in quickly recovering and preparing for another marathon the next day. 1) Ice bath 2) Nutrition 3) Sleep and 4) Massage. If I had to choose one of these as being the most important, I would…

Never Judge a Runner by his Clothes

by Jon Vizena I was running on the treadmill tonight as an older gentleman came through the door wearing a old blue sweatshirt with t-shirt sticking out the bottom, old dark baggy blue jeans, and a pair of converse style flats. He had long white hair, and looked a little radical. As he got on…

Cowman’s 29th Great Aloha Run

HRP:  You have a streak of 29 consecutive finishes at the Great Aloha Run. Were there ever any years that you thought you might not be able to run? Cowman:  One time I had a neck injury from a construction job that I was working. But I didn’t care about my finish time. As long…