Well Marko , if you are going to run a marathon - the most important thing you have to do (I’m told) is buy the right shoes. From some of the conversations I’ve heard, you can actually be killed if you attempt the wrong physical activity without proper footware (yes I know it’s misspelled - think about it) This makes a certain sense if you’re rock climbing or skiing but I am amazed at variety of “sport” shoes that are indistinguishable to the unathletic. Running, walking, hiking and the most disturbing of them all - cross training. What is that exactly?

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With Hurricane Noel making it’s way along the Florida coast, I realized that I might need to come up with alternate plans to going home for the weekend. Once I got to my hotel’s lobby I literally ran into an idea. Why not stay and run in the New York City Marathon. After helping clean up the application forms I knocked over I kept one for myself and signed up. (more…)