In 2012, celebrating his 50th year running in the Manchester Turkey Trot, the legendary runner Amby Burfoot , wrote that a life full of running isn’t just about health and technique. It’s 90% motivation. He offers these tips for staying motivated: Read stories about courageous, life-changing runners in Runner’s World; …
In the summer of 1985, Mike King spent four months pushing his wheelchair from Fairbanks, Alaska to Washington, D.C. This summer, 136 people commemorated that trek by pooling their exercise miles to race the same distance in two weeks on a virtual route hosted by Racery. The commemorative race raised …
Everyone on the Racery team, both in Durham and Budapest, gathers one morning every two weeks to chew together on a big idea or question. First thing this morning, we talked about “motivation.” Like I said, something BIG. We chose to discuss motivation because, as you can see if you …
Many racers have asked us if they can track miles even when they’re not participating in one of our many virtual races. So we’ve built a new map for each racer called “My Trek” that tallies the individual’s miles on one long route. Now you’ll be able to picture your progress …
Companies are scrambling to boost employee health by any means available. In part, this is altruism — a sincere desire to improve staffers’ physiques and psyches. Beyond altruism, boosting employee health can also boost profits because many companies with more than 60 staff now self-insure, ie pay for employee health care costs. Many …
This morning I woke up off-kilter — more than fuzzy-headed, less than full-on depressed, definitely sour. I shuffled around the dim house. Rather than focusing on the day ahead, I gnawed on yesterday. Itching a grievance. Trying to unforget something — what?! Leaning against a locked door. Even when I’ve …
