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August 18, 2025

Traveling Runner Overwhelmed With Options at Hotel Fitness Center

August 18, 2025/ Mark Remy
Traveling Runner Overwhelmed With Options at Hotel Fitness Center

Swipe of key card reveals an embarrassment of riches.

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August 18, 2025/ Mark Remy/
Satire, Training
Treadmill, Fitness center, Gym, Hotel
June 30, 2025

Local Man Brings 'Couch to 5K' Program Full Circle

June 30, 2025/ Mark Remy
Local Man Brings 'Couch to 5K' Program Full Circle

TV enthusiast winds up back where he started.

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June 30, 2025/ Mark Remy/
April 21, 2025

In Multibillion-Dollar Deal, Strava Acquires Users’ Eternal Souls

April 21, 2025/ Mark Remy
In Multibillion-Dollar Deal, Strava Acquires Users’ Eternal Souls

Company’s motives and plans remain unclear.

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April 21, 2025/ Mark Remy/
Satire, Training
Strava, Soul, Eternity, Business deals
April 07, 2025

Lackadaisical Runner Does Every Run in Zone Meh

April 07, 2025/ Mark Remy
Lackadaisical Runner Does Every Run in Zone Meh

Local man keeps effort at a sort-of-trying-but-not-too-hard level.

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April 07, 2025/ Mark Remy/
Satire, Training
Zones, Meh, Lackadaisical
March 27, 2025

Dumb Runner Illustrated #125: 'Coaching'

March 27, 2025/ Mark Remy
Dumb Runner Illustrated #125: 'Coaching'

Fartlek leads to anger…

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March 27, 2025/ Mark Remy/
Training
Training, Speed, Star Wars, Yoda, Coach
March 26, 2025

‘I Don’t Mind Being Called a Jogger,’ Says Woman Who, Technically, Isn’t Even Jogging

March 26, 2025/ Mark Remy
‘I Don’t Mind Being Called a Jogger,’ Says Woman Who, Technically, Isn’t Even Jogging

“Why not just call yourself a walker?” source asks.

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March 26, 2025/ Mark Remy/
Training, Satire
Jogging, Running, Walking, Labels
February 26, 2025

‘Running Is Torture,’ Says Man Whose Own Choices Make Running Feel Like Torture

February 26, 2025/ Mark Remy
‘Running Is Torture,’ Says Man Whose Own Choices Make Running Feel Like Torture

Local runner’s pain and discomfort is entirely self-inflicted.

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February 26, 2025/ Mark Remy/
Satire, Training
Mistakes, Torture, Self knowledge, Pain
December 23, 2024

Ask Dr. Dumb: Should I Be Worried About My Vertical Oscillation?

December 23, 2024/ Mark Remy
Ask Dr. Dumb: Should I Be Worried About My Vertical Oscillation?

Short answer: Nah.

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December 23, 2024/ Mark Remy/
Training, Real
Ask Dr. Dumb, Runner's World, Data, The Smiths
September 30, 2024

Man in ‘Purely Physical’ Relationship with Running Finds Self Getting Emotionally Attached

September 30, 2024/ Mark Remy
Man in ‘Purely Physical’ Relationship with Running Finds Self Getting Emotionally Attached

Local runner not sure what to do with feelings.

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September 30, 2024/ Mark Remy/
Satire, Training
Relationships, Emotions, Heart
September 09, 2024

‘What’s Happening Behind Me Is None of My Business,’ Says Earbud-Wearing Man Running With Flow of Traffic

September 09, 2024/ Mark Remy
‘What’s Happening Behind Me Is None of My Business,’ Says Earbud-Wearing Man Running With Flow of Traffic

"Don't know, don't wanna know," runner declares.

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September 09, 2024/ Mark Remy/
Training, Satire
Safety, Earbuds, Motorists, Cluelessness
July 24, 2024

Report: Local Runner Has Just About Had It With This Stupid Goddamn Hill

July 24, 2024/ Mark Remy
Report: Local Runner Has Just About Had It With This Stupid Goddamn Hill

“Fuck’s sake,” woman says.

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July 24, 2024/ Mark Remy/
Training, Satire
Hills, Psychology, Climbing
July 16, 2024

Treadmill Confounds Local Dunderhead

July 16, 2024/ Mark Remy
Treadmill Confounds Local Dunderhead

Frustrated simpleton eventually gives up.

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July 16, 2024/ Mark Remy/
Satire, Training
Treadmill, Dunderhead, Simpleton, Frustration
July 10, 2024

New Report Finds Most Effective Way to Run Well and Recover Quickly Is to Be 20 Years Old

July 10, 2024/ Mark Remy
New Report Finds Most Effective Way to Run Well and Recover Quickly Is to Be 20 Years Old

Findings are hailed as good news for 20-year-olds.

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July 10, 2024/ Mark Remy/
Satire, Training
Youth, Training, Research, 20 years old, Recovery
June 26, 2024

Cackling Heat Miser Emerges From Oven-Hot Asphalt to Urge On Dehydrated Runner

June 26, 2024/ Mark Remy
Cackling Heat Miser Emerges From Oven-Hot Asphalt to Urge On  Dehydrated Runner

“Keep going!” shimmering apparition tells local man.

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June 26, 2024/ Mark Remy/
Training, Satire
Heat, Heat Miser, Apparition, Hallucination, Dehydration, Heat stroke
January 01, 2024

Local Runner Kicks Off 2024 With First Injury of the Year

January 01, 2024/ Mark Remy
Local Runner Kicks Off 2024 With First Injury of the Year

Man is undaunted after knee pain cuts run short.

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January 01, 2024/ Mark Remy/
Training, Satire, Injury prevention
New Year, Injuries
November 22, 2023

‘I Need to Get Back in Shape,’ Says Man Who Has Never Really Been in Shape

November 22, 2023/ Mark Remy
‘I Need to Get Back in Shape,’ Says Man Who Has Never Really Been in Shape

Sedentary father seeks return to mythical past.

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November 22, 2023/ Mark Remy/
Training, Satire
Fitness, Mythical past, Exer, Resolutions
September 06, 2023

10 Minutes Per Mile Apparently Counts as ‘Blistering Pace,’ Local Runner Discovers

September 06, 2023/ Mark Remy
10 Minutes Per Mile Apparently Counts as ‘Blistering Pace,’ Local Runner Discovers

Speed didn’t feel “blistering,” woman says.

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September 06, 2023/ Mark Remy/
Training, Satire
Blisters, Speed, Pace, Pain
March 06, 2023

Old-School Marathoner Says Tech-Obsessed Runners Will Never Know the Pleasure of Filling Dozens of Notebooks With 42 Years of Training Data or the Pain of Losing Them All in a House Fire

March 06, 2023/ Mark Remy
Old-School Marathoner Says Tech-Obsessed Runners Will Never Know the Pleasure of Filling Dozens of Notebooks With 42 Years of Training Data or the Pain of Losing Them All in a House Fire

“You just won’t get that with these digital trackers,” man says.

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March 06, 2023/ Mark Remy/
Training, Satire
Aging, Training log, Notebooks, Life, Data, Technology
March 02, 2023

Local Runner Wakes Up Early to Squeeze in Quick Hamstring Injury Before Work

March 02, 2023/ Mark Remy
Local Runner Wakes Up Early to Squeeze in Quick Hamstring Injury Before Work


”It’s good to get it done early,” busy woman says.

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March 02, 2023/ Mark Remy/
Training, Satire
morning runs, Injuries, Hamstring, Scheduling
February 27, 2023

Ask Dr. Dumb: Should I Become an Aerobic Monster?

February 27, 2023/ Mark Remy
Ask Dr. Dumb: Should I Become an Aerobic Monster?

Outside Online seems to think so. But what does that mean?

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February 27, 2023/ Mark Remy/
Satire, Training
Ask Dr. Dumb, Training, Aerobic, Monsters, Coach
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