A Coach’s Eyes

How can we live in a world that is being increasingly dominated by negative forces?

We all conform to a common blueprint but we learn to run in ways that accommodate our unique running fingerprint.

It’s largely through heightened body awareness that past traumas can be renegotiated and revisited rather than relived repeatedly.

There have always been inspirational runners who defy conventional beliefs regarding aging and human performance. The truth of the matter is that the biopsychology of aging remains largely a mystery.

Covert use of performance enhancing substances — aka “cheating” — is as old as organized sports. Even the Ancient Greeks are said to have taken “potions" to enhance their athletic prowess. Today, with one drug-cheating revelation after another splashed across the headlines, many people are so fed up they now regard most exceptional performances with skepticism and disbelief.