Category Archives: Training

Tapering One’s Expectations

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Jon Waldron

I’ve often said that the practice of “tapering” — reducing training in the days and weeks leading up to a big race — is much harder to get right than most people think.

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From the Archives: I am my own Walkman

Posted on August 22, 2014 by Jon Waldron

[First published August 26th, 2010] Self-appointed guardians of the purity of running (like me) might cringe at the thought, but for a large number of recreational joggers, iPods and MP3 players constitute essential running equipment, as important, if not more … Continue reading →

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Untrendy Training Advice

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Jon Waldron

It’s important to be reminded from time to time that we have a responsibility to our fellow human beings to teach them the true meaning of aerobic training. Remember that a few words at the right moment could be the … Continue reading →

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The Dumb Guy in the Room

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Jon Waldron

For the last five years my official job title at Nuance Communications has been “Research Project Manager,” which means that I manage projects and facilitate communications for a department of about 20 PhD Speech Scientists. Although all of them are … Continue reading →

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No Pain, No Gain

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Jon Waldron

It’s always a bit odd when a study confirms what everyone already knew, or thought they knew. Writing in the NY Times Fitness Blog last week, Gretchen Reynolds reports on recent research into the role of catecholamines (“stress” hormones associated … Continue reading →

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What’s Reasonable vs. What’s Possible

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Jon Waldron

Photo: Brian Jenkins for the Burlington Free Press While Tyler was running his marathon in Vermont, I was four hours away sitting comfortably in a coffee shop in Concord, waiting for updates via text message. I had signed up for … Continue reading →

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A Little Training Lesson

Posted on May 21, 2014 by Jon Waldron

“I was involved in an unusual experiment on one of my trips to the United States. A number of schizophrenic patients of the University of Wisconsin Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic, most of whom were suffering from depression, were started on a … Continue reading →

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