Alfred Dockery

I'm a copy editor and former PTA (physical therapist assistant) based in the Upstate of SC. The blog is my attempt to share a sense of humor, credible information and the incredible adventure of endurance sports.

Trail Running Tips That Will Take You From Newbie to Carefree

You’ve been thinking about getting started in trail running but you have questions. How can I avoid common mistakes? What are some tips to get me started? Do I need additional gear? What’s a good mid-run snack? To answer these questions, I reached out to some of my favorite trail runners from Twitter and added …

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9 Stories About How Much Racing and Training in the Rain Sucks

If there’s anything that darkens an endurance athlete’s attitude and life, it’s racing and training in the rain. Dark, unrelenting rain that brings misery, foreboding, tests your determination, and brings on introspection. The kind of introspection that has you asking yourself why am I out here? As far as race day goes, you race in …

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Good to Go

Good to Go: What the Athlete in All of Us Can Learn from the Strange Science of Recovery by Christie Aschwanden covers a baffling array of recovery treatments, supplements, trackers, and devices confronting today’s athletes. Aschwanden has a solid background in both endurance sports (runner, cyclist, skier) and science. Test your athletic recovery knowledge! Take …

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How to Get Faster in the Off-Season Even With Limited Training Time

The offseason is a great time to throttle back, try new ideas, make gear changes, and address weaknesses. Here are some tips to help you find the mental and physical adjustments that might just make you faster, more efficient, or better able to handle the stress of training and race day. Pickup Some New Skills …

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