Compression wear was the topic of an interview of me three months ago by a track and cross-country coach for a U.S. high school.
Interviewing everyone from an exercise physiologist and a big-city newspaper writer to me, he wanted to know our advice on training and racing in summer heat.
He approached me because of what I had written about compression wear and because I live in the warm climate of Houston, Texas.
The article just got published in a U.S. running magazine, but none of the material from his interview of me made it into the article, apparently due to space restrictions.
What I said in the interview is valuable, especially for any endurance runner or walker who lives in a warm climate and is considering buying compression wear.
So here is the transcript of that unpublished interview:
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Marshall Ulrich and Kirk Mahoney
Running on Empty is the title of Marshall Ulrich‘s book about his run across America in the autumn of 2008, in which he covered 3,063 miles in 52 days at the age of 57 years old.
Marshall completed the third-fastest transcontinental crossing to date and set new records, too.
I got the book two months ago, when I met Marshall and heard him speak while he was in Houston for three days to promote it.
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Happiness and saying no often go together, especially for endurance runners and walkers.
Let me explain.
Saying no is an expression of a decision. “To cut away” is the essential meaning of the verb decide. Cutting away other options in favor of a particular option is a decluttering or simplifying act. And less clutter (more simplicity) almost always means more happiness.
I use the word clutter to refer to anything that takes you away from clarity and toward more stress. And you can always use more clarity and less stress when it comes to your endurance training and racing.
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