Paul Lieto is a co-conspirator at Outfurther^, the Editor for RaceCenter Magazine, and an enthusiast of all things trail and gravel.
Features
Need to know the exact number of miles in a 5K? Simply, it is 3.1 miles. A 5K race, also known as a 5-kilometer race, or 5,000 meters, covers a distance of approximately 3.1 miles. The 5K is probably the most popular running distance for events. The
Training Tips
Are you an avid runner looking to improve your performance and set new personal records? If so, you may want to consider using a running pace calculator to help you train smarter, not harder. A pace calculator is a simple tool that can help you determine your optimal pace for
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Below are four runners who’ve logged many miles in the beautiful states of Oregon and Washington.
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This week I’m a running domestique. I’m accompanying my partner, and team leader, to Northern California for a race through the trail system around Mount Tamalpais.
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It has taken years for my stubborn mentality to recognize the following: a plan without some form of consistent accountability is wasteful. This past January, I completed my first 50K trail race. For three years I attempted to complete an ultra but injury, self-sabotage, and fear had kept me from
Destinations
I'm currently sitting in a dark, though not seedy, bar on Broadway in Tucson, AZ. In front of me on the heavy, wood slab table is my notebook, pen and pint of a tapped and locally brewed Mexican amber beer. Reggae is playing on the overhead speakers and
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At one time or another, most running publications address the question, “why we run.” In 2017, it will be RaceCenter’s inquiry. In this first issue of the year, I share my personal reasons for running. In future issues, I hope to explore the many reasons why those of us
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Learning to walk again, or, listening to your heart over your mind It was a cold Saturday morning in January. Despite the air temperature being only 9 degrees, the sun was shining bright in the cloudless sky. I reluctantly put on my running tights, a base layer, wind breaker, and
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I’m staring at a blank white screen, watching a blue cursor blink on, then off. Interestingly it follows my heart rate, or my heart beat has fallen instep to the cadence of this blue vertical line: 56 beats-per-second. I know this because I’m procrastinating and observing oddities that’