February 2015 – Running Writings

Is the new course for the 2015 Twin Cities 1 Mile going to be slower?

February 12, 2015 by John Davis

Nick Willis leads the 2013 TC 1mi This week, Twin Cities in Motion announced that the 2015 edition of the Twin Cities 1 Mile will be run on a new course heading north on Hennepin Avenue through downtown Minneapolis, instead of the historic course down Nicollet Mall. The motivation for this change was construction of … Read more

Is less running better for you? An in-depth look at “Dose of jogging and long-term mortality”

February 4, 2015 by John Davis

About once a year or so, a new scientific study comes out which makes bold claims about the harmful effects of too much exercise. These get a lot of media attention and feed a strange sort of schadenfreude among the sedentary populace. Meanwhile, other research that doesn’t carry such contrarian views is quickly brushed aside. … Read more