There’s a lot of conflicting reports from the world of sports medicine about whether stretching before vigorous exercise is beneficial. What about you.

Robby Love

Well, it’s been awhile since I weighed in here on THE BLOG, so I’m going to load you up with a few things.

First off, I was in Louisville for the Kentucky Derby a little over a week ago. We stayed with…

A week ago Saturday I was carrying my 40-pound collie, Miguel, down the hardwood stairs in our house. He’s old, doesn’t see or hear so well and has a really bad back. Half way down the stairs, my boot heel…

My fellow runners: Are you finding yourself in the midst of winter doldrums? Having a hard time getting yourself out the door to run 5 or 6 miles in the bitter cold? Have your once toned legs turned to mush?…

Two years ago my friend, Zeta Cooper, and I were running on a morning when the temperature had dipped to the single digits — and that’s without the windchill. I’d put on running tights and several layers of shirts. About…

Will Smith hugs Cindy Gregorian

Anyone who questions the benefits of running as a form of fitness should have been in our newsroom today. Will Smith, the actor, was here doing an interview with our film critic, Joe Williams. As he…

This Sunday, at 10 a.m., for the second time in my life, I’ll embark on a 26.2-mile journey through all 5 burroughs of New York City. I ran New York in 2001, right after Sept. 11.

Training this past week was unnervingly…

I was supposed to run 20 miles Saturday. That didn’t happen.

At mile 7, I was feeling horrible. My legs were heavy and felt like they were pushing through mud. I was breathing hard, which is unusual. I looked like the…

Last week was a good week. On Monday, I ran 10 miles to sort of make up for not doing the 16-mile run that I was supposed to do 2 days earlier. Tuesday, I ran 4.5-miles with Dr. Ed Wolfgram.…

Last Monday: 6.5-mile run (with a negative split)

Last Tuesday: 4.5-mile fun run

Last Thursday: 6.5-mile run (with another negative split)

Saturday: 12.5-mile run, 1 hr. 56 min.; 9:16 minutes per mile.

Total for the week: 30 miles

Yesterday: 6.5 miles

Saturday’s long run felt much…