Jim Fixx was the guru of running, he was the one who told the world about the benefits of our sport, and even in his death: he taught us to remember the heart: both for it’s biomechanical wonder and frailty, and the romantic property we bestow upon it with our love for life.

Increased longevity, a better quality of life, a more profound sense of self satisfaction and personal fulfillment are all yours for the cost of a pair of running shoes, some time to train and the energy to move your self across the planet. This is the cost of running, and the benefits are endless.

There is a popular misconception that runners are afflicted with a compulsive physiological and psychological disorder. It is said that some runners are addicted to exercise. In this episode we look into some of the research surrounding this, and search for the truth about exercise addiction.

In this short format show we go back to Virginia, to meet up with my friend Joe after our successful running of the 31st Marine Corps Marathon, I also introduce you to a few other PodCasts which you’ll want to check out, and I read some race reports and emails from fellow runners.

In this episode I have the honor of running a 26.2 mile marathon with the assistance and protection of the United States Marine Corps through the streets of Virginia and Washington DC. It’s an amazing thing when you meet the people who guarantee your freedom to run across your country. These are the soldiers who risk their lives so that my family and I can sleep peacefully at night, safe from harm. God Bless the US Marines.

It takes true courage to take that first step and become a runner, it takes a promise to oneself that you will abandon the comfort of a stationary life and accept the long hours and miles, sweat, pain and sinusoidal discouragement and joy that your new life, as a runner will bring you. It takes dedication, perseverance, and above all: bravery.

578 runners registered for the 1st World Wide Half, and 49% recorded a finishing time. Of all the things you earn in running a road race, your finishing time is the most important evidence of your performance. Aside from the satisfaction of having taken part in something special like a World Wide Half Marathon you have an official time to call your own.

Over 560 runners from 23 countries took part in the First Annual Phedippidations World Wide Half Marathon Challenge. “Think Global, Run local‿ is not an ethereal concept. It’s a real challenge to real runners all connected through their own thoughts, opinions observations and rambling diatribes and spaced only 104 thousand half marathons away from each other.

With over 470 runners in 23 different countries, many of whom have never run a half marathon before, this episode celebrates life through the simple act of running. Produced to inspire, support, encourage and comfort: this special edition of Phedippidations will help all of us who are running this and other races as we “Think Global, Run Local‿.

Your pre-race strategy doesn’t end when you cross the starting line, but when you cross the finish line and beyond. You need to experiment with your own unique race strategy to find one that works best for you.