People sometimes ask me how the The Dead Runners Society started. I first became aware of the Internet in 1991 and decided I wanted to start a running list of my own. I had no idea what would happen. I put together a small mailing list on March 15, 1991 with the addresses of some of my co-workers and Internet running friends. I named the list after a movie called the Dead Poets Society.
We later moved to a Listserv list at Dartmouth College where we are today. The list grew and deads started forming regional groups and meeting each other. At this point we were no longer just an Internet list but a community of runners all over the world. Deads have always had a strong sense of identity and have been very loyal to each other. I have made many life-long friends here and I am very proud of what we have built together.
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During the week I run on
a
running and bike path
that circles my neighborhood north of Austin, Texas.
On Saturday mornings I go for a long run in
Brushy Creek Lake Park.
I run by time but keep track of my mileage as well. My three easy runs are 45
minutes and my weekend long run is 90 minutes. My second run of the week is
a slow mileage run of 60 minutes. In 2009 I've established a good base of 25
mpw. In 2010 I'm going to work towards a 6 day week with 2 speedwork days (tempo
and short interval) and increase the length of my long run up to 2 hours. I
haven't entered any races in a long time but I plan to enter at least a couple
of 10K's next year.
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here.
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