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The Christmas List: Because Not Everything About Running Has To SuckSo I broke the streak last week and if there's one thing I've learned about myself it's that given the slightest excuse not to run, I will take it. Since breaking the streak I think I've run once. Maybe twice. Either way, it's been to a bunch of Christmas songs because Christmas songs are awesome an...

We're Going Streaking (Except When We're Not)!It's been over three weeks since the run-at-least-a-mile-every-day streak began and I've been true (almost). It's an incredible nuisance. ...

Meet The Guy Who Won The First Ultra Marathon He Ever RanZach Miller is a 25-year-old dude who travels the world while working on a cruise ship. Last week, he won the country's oldest ultramarathon, the JFK 50 Mile, a race he'd never heard of until October and a distance he'd never come close to running before. His time of 5 hours 38 minutes and 53 second...

The Secret To Surviving The Holidays (There Isn't One)

This is the hard part for me. The race is over and all I have pushing me is my own determination, which is another way of saying "nothing." It's especially dangerous now, too, that the holidays are coming up, which is so weird when you think about it....

Running Is Easy Or: How I Ran A Second Half-Marathon Despite Myself

Another half-marathon is in the books and I did not die (or poop!). Hoorah! Here's the Spotify playlist I used. ...

Fresh Legs Are For Suckers

The half-marathon was yesterday. This post concerns the week leading up to the race, so I'll talk about that next week. Assuming I finished the race and/or did not die. Stay tuned! Here's this week's Spotify playlist....

Running 50 Miles Across Kansas Was Actually Kind Of Awesome

I ran in the Bison 50 Relay race from Topeka to Lawrence, Kansas last weekend. It was 50 miles and surprisingly not the worst thing I've ever done. Next week I'll run a half-marathon in Florida and then, well, I don't know what I'll do. Probably get re-fat on alcohol and seasonal treats for the nex...

No Matter How Far You Go, You Can't Outrun Stupid

You think you've exhausted the myriad avenues available to you in which it is possible to be an idiot at life and then you have a week like this one. Whatever the opposite of Mad Genius is, that's me. Recovering Fatass Soundtrack: Sane Moron Edition. Let's get down to brass tacks, shall we? Your Spo...

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Breakfast Is A Pain In The Ass, But Probably Helpful

It is October, a time for drinking seasonal beers and being hearty. I am not drinking seasonal beers because I gave up drinking for the month because of an upcoming race. I gave up drinking for running; it's terrible. As you're reading this, I am likely getting drunk at a football game. Here is your...

by Sean Newell|recovering fatass soundtrack

|10/13/2013

Running Uphill Is The Worst, But You Should Probably Still Do It

I am now mere weeks away from some kind of buffalo/cow/large land-mammal-themed relay race in Kansas City and a few weeks more removed from the Wine and Dine half-marathon in Florida. I'm also going on a booze sabbatical. Things are terrible lately. Come, join in the misery and music. Here's the Spo...

by Sean Newell|recovering fatass soundtrack

|10/06/2013

Old People Think Younger Kids Aren't Running Fast Because Of The Wire

Welcome back to Recovering Fatass Soundtrack, where talk about running, music and, this week, how old people are the worst. I went full albums again this week (with some randos sprinkled in to make up the time), which is why I've organized some as "Band, Album." A full album is kind of like an instr...

by Sean Newell|recovering fatass

|09/22/2013

Life Is A Lot Better When You Don't Expect Much Of Yourself

What a smooth week of being physically fit and observing a healthy, balanced diet it has been. What say we gather 'round the chiminea and swap stories of our personal triumphs? And share music, too. Here's a Spotify playlist. Let's get to it....

by Sean Newell|lifespin

|09/15/2013

Audiobooks Are For Communists And Charles Bronson Villains

We welcome September into our lives and all it has to offer: sweet weather, the NFL, meaningful baseball games and two months before I have to run 13.1 consecutive miles. It's a pretty decent time to be alive; let's talk about why it's not. Here's your Spotify playlist....

by Sean Newell|lifespin

|09/08/2013

When The Treadmill Makes You Hate What You Once Loved

I discovered something this week on the treadmill. God, the treadmill is just the worst. The absolute worst. That's not the discovery. Calling that a discovery is like saying Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas. What I'm saying is: the Vikings were somehow involved in the manufacturing of a...

by Sean Newell|lifespin

|09/01/2013

Everything Is A Slippery Slope When You Are Weak-Willed

We've got a short playlist this week for a couple of reasons. First, I am at the very beginning of a new training schedule, so we're starting slow at three miles. Second, one of the songs was 16-minutes long. You're going to hate it. Here we go! A Spotify playlist can be found here, and the rest sta...

by Sean Newell|lifespin

|08/25/2013

Sorry, But You Have To Do More Than "Want It"

OK, we are back on a normal schedule now, I promise. Sort of. Maybe. I don't know. Can you ever really make a promise like that? I could die or, you know, win the lottery or something. Haha I'm just kidding, I would never waste money on things that aren't high-end electronics or food and drink. The ...

by Sean Newell|lifespin

|08/18/2013

If Fitness Isn't Your Thing, Bribe Yourself Into Running

Welcome back, after a week-long vacation, to the immature grumblings about the barest minimum a person could be physically active without travelling backwards through time and space. Here's a Spotify playlist; let's get to business....

by Sean Newell|lifespin

|08/04/2013

If Inception Is Possible, I Need It

This week, I'm quite certain you'll soon learn, I probably had a stroke from all the heat. Which I think is different from heat stroke, but what do I know? I'm not a doctor. I'm just a guy trying to make it in this crazy, mixed up runner's world. Here's a Spotify list for you. Please feel free to qu...

by Sean Newell|lifespin

|07/21/2013

Will Running Ever Get Easier?

It's Sunday so it must be time for some overgrown baby to complain about fitness and share his inarguably impeccable taste in music. Yay! Your Spotify playlist is here. I'm also going to ask for some recommendations in the comments....

by Sean Newell|lifespin

|07/14/2013