Photos: White River 50 Mile Trail Run

Andy, Karl and Joe at the Finish Line

Originally uploaded by Coach Joe English

Here are just a few photos from the White River 50 Mile Trail Run.
Pictured here are Andy Glassner, Karl Johnson, and Coach Joe English after finishing the event.

For a slide show of [...]

Training: What’s the best way to recover between intervals?

I got an e-mail that asked the following question yesterday: “what should I do to recover between intervals on the track? Should I walk around or just hang my head down and pant until the time is ready to start running again?”
Most people will recover more quickly walking around and standing upright, partially because you’ll [...]

Race Report: Karl Johnson on the White River 50 Miler

My friend and training partner Karl Johnson writes this race report about the White River 50 Miler. Karl was at times our comic relief in the group, often singing on our trail runs. He grew up in Oakland, California and served in the U.S. Army before moving here to the Portland, Oregon area. Karl had [...]

Races: White River 50 Mile Trail Run (part I)

This was the most difficult thing that I’ve ever done. Mentally and physically.
The White River 50 Mile Trail Run is now behind us. Karl, Andy and I all finished the race.
Those are two things that I can report that went as planned. From there, everything else was different than we imagined it.
One thing [...]

White River 50 Miler: Invitation for stories and races reports

If you participated in the White River 50 Mile Trail Run this weekend, I would love to share your stories.
Post your thoughts, race reports or memories here.
If you’d like to e-mail me your race report or photos, post a comment with your e-mail address on this page and I will write you back with [...]

Races: New triathlon coming to Portland

It isn’t every year that your home city gets a big new race. Portland is about to get a flag-ship downtown triathlon of its own.
With large races in the here in the Portland area, such as the Pacific Crest Triathlon in Bend and the USAT Age Group Nationals this year and next at Hagg Lake, [...]

Training: Ten things you need to know about hydration

Hydration is one of the most important training topics for runners and triathletes. If you don’t properly hydrate, your performance is certainly going to suffer – and there are worse problems (like heat stroke, heat comas or even death) if you seriously get dehydrated. On the flip side, drinking too much fluid is not good [...]

Commentary: Drugs are undermining the soul of sport

In the wake of the seemingly endless drug scandals at the Tour de France, the on-going investigations into drug use in baseball and track, and the not-so-distant drug case at the Ironman World Championships a few years ago, everyone is talking about drugs in sport today. Honestly, I wish we didn’t have to spend any [...]