Racewalking Article Archives: Dave's Digressions

These are some of my monthly columns from the Port City Pacers Running Club's newsletter, the PaceLetter

• Blood is Thicker Than...
  October, 2003--How changing weather affects your blood--and racing performance.
• Heart Rate Based Training
  September, 2003
• Do Great Things
  May, 2003--On leaving your mark on the world
• Followed by Tragedy
  March, 2003--Dealing with tragedy by walking and running
• To Each His Own
  June, 2002--On respecting athletes in sports other than our own
• Diversity on the Roads
  May, 2002--Running and walking are for everyone
• Monitoring Your Cheeseburger Threshold
  April, 2002--How your body turns McDLTs into PRs
• Don't Fear Success
  February, 2002--Sometimes a great race can just sneak up on you
• New Stuff, Renewed Spirit
  November, 2001--Can you shop your way to a PR?
• Exhausted on Dauphin Street?
  October, 2001--The deleterious effect of carbon monoxide on athletic performance
• Balancing Speed and Marathon Training
  September, 2001--Training for a marathon doesn't necessarily have to kill your 5K speed
• Rain, Rain, Come and Stay!
  August, 2001--Rain offers a welcome break from summer heat
• Concrete Thoughts
  July, 2001--Diatribe against concrete bicycle/running/walking trails
• For a Faster Marathon, Drop LSD!!!
  June, 2001--Are you training too slowly?
• Starting Where You Left Off
  May, 2001--Can cooling down help your next day's training?
• Dear Diary...
  October, 1999--Using a daily log to improve your training
• The Complete Workout
  September, 1999--On warming up and cooling down
• It's the Economy, Stupid!
  August, 1999--Using short sprints to improve technique
• Beginner's Pluck
  July, 1999--How to avoid looking like a geek
• Fathers' Day
  June, 1999--A tribute to my Dad
• Cinco de Mayo: 5 Training Tips from the Mexicans
  May, 1999
• Taxing Returns
  April, 1999--Overcoming the fear of returning to training after a layoff
• Scrooge's Guide to Shoe Buying
  December, 1998--A cheap bum's guide to shoe buying
• News on Shoes
  November, 1998--How running shoes are made
• Attack of the Killer T-Shirts
  October, 1998--What to do with your 12-year-old T-shirts
• Racing Tough
  September, 1998--On mental toughness
• Safety is as Safety Does
  August, 1998--Being safe on the roads
• Dave's ASPCA-Approved Hot-Weather Training Tips
  July, 1998
• Avoiding the DQ Club
  April, 1998--How to avoid getting disqualified
• Southern Comforts
  February, 1998--Nutritional supplements, Southern style
• Care and Feeding of Racewalking Injuries
  November, 1997
• Heart Rate Monitors: Silver Bullets or Expensive Toys?
  August, 1997
• Lactate and the Long Walk
  July, 1997--Using distance work to improve 5 and 10K performance
• Racewalking for Runners: Cross-Training that Works
  June, 1997