This edition of Relay reviews the online events of July 26 through August 1. To review previous editions, check out the archives . If you know of informative, newsworthy or just plain cool running-related Web happenings, drop us a line and let us know.
Runners thrive on their own statistics.
Thus the running log. Many of us keep journals to track our stats. But over time, these training logs tend to evolve into something more, an opportunity to describe with clarity the full experience of the morning's run, or to air our thoughts of the day. Doing so encourages improvement in our running, but also promotes health beyond merely our workouts. In his weekly column last week, Joe Henderson describes the influence of his running log on his own life.