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Strengthen Your Ankles
The picture above really has nothing to do with strengthening your ankles, but I thought it was funny. Its funny how times change.Now to something more serious.... I admit to being fortunate when it comes to joints and damage. Sure, I've had some nas...
Get Over That Obstacle
If you mountain bike for any period of time, you will run into big obstacles. You can either carry the bike over the obstacle (what's the point of that?) or get you, your keister, and the bike, over the obstacle. The folks at Mountain Bike have prov...
Aging as an Athlete
Running Times is a rather serious magazine for serious runners. In the OCtober 2008 issue, they addressed the topic of being an athlete and aging. The attitude expressed in the article is the same on I've been stating in this blog, we all still want ...
Feeling Pretty Good Right Now
The runs last week felt pretty good. Even Saturday's 15 miler felt good, which is a relief. As I noted last week, if I can clear 15, I'm mentally in the race. This week is 4 miles on Tuesday, 7 miles on Wednesday, 4 miles on Thursday, 16 miles on Sat...
Timex Triathete Training Site
Timex has put together a nifty little page for folks who are training for a triathlon. The page contains free resources, including training plans, video tips on better positioning while biking or swimming, and free downloads of upbeat workout music. ...
Don't Give Up On Your Workouts
Here is some troubling news from RealAge. http://www.realage.com/ct/shape-up-slim-down/workouts/tip/7018 If you decide to give up you workout, take a complete rest and vegetate for a while, you might want to think again. When exercisers in a recent s...
A Boot Camp Workout
What I like about the idea of a "boot camp" workout is that it can be completed with the minimum of equipment and thus can be completed anywhere. That fits in well with the busy lifestyle of the wide-body everyday athlete.What I don't like about boot...
Great Run Tonight
It felt great outside tonight, 72 degrees, northern breeze, low humidity, no clouds. Just awesome weather. It felt like the air conditioner was on outside.6PM run, sun at a slant, creating longer shadows, yet no clouds to restrict the light, and so t...
The Training Log
I have fallen off posting my latest training logs. I'm still trucking along and still training for THE VEGAS MARATHON!! Yes, I'm still excited about going to Vegas.Acvcording to my handy dandy Hal Higdon guide for novice marathoners, this week's...
Clearing Obstacles on your Bike
If you enjoy riding your mountain bike through challenging trails, yet you are still finding it difficult to get over obstacles quickly, take a look at the article and video Bicycling Magazine has posted here: http://www.bicycling.com/article/0,6610,...
Surviving a Triathlon
Are you thinkning about running a triathlon. Are you like me, wondering how you would survive. If you are really like me, you are wondering, "How do I do this and not drown?" I'm sure its a natural reaction. Here's a some good ideas to get you throug...
5 Nutritional Tips for Better Perfromance
Some really good ideas in thie article, and its is directly related to folks like us. "I'm too busy to eat right", yet you think you have time to exercise and wonder why you feel like crap afterwards. As this article states, it is worth cutting back...
Novice, Advanced Beginning Swim Training Plans
Do you need a workout program geared around swimming? Are you just a novice or an advanced beginner? Below a 14 week program for novices, and a 12 week program for advanced beginners, focused on getting the swimmer to a comfortable point of balance ...
9 Reasons to Swim
Need some reasons why you should start swimming again? How about 9 reasons? Below are the highlights, the details are located here: http://www.active.com/swimming/Articles/9_good_reasons_why_you_should_get_in_the_pool.htm?act=EMC-eNews_Ins_0908&l...
4 Swimming Workouts
I haven't posted anything about a swimming workout. I'm like one of those noted in the article, go to the pool a swim for 30 minutes kind of folks. Well, that's not so bright. Its akin to saying that you want to jog and so you went outside and ran in...
What a pain in the tush!!
I have not been in the saddle in a few months. My bad, because the next time I ride my road bike, I'll be waddling around like a bad cowboy actor. Or, maybe not...Nifty little idea here from Bicycling magazine on how to toughen the tushie. http://www...
What to eat the week of a race
In other posts, I've been talking about what to throw down your gullet during a run. I've even been posting on various foods that are good for your health, help you recover during your training, and why beer is not just for breakfast anymore. Is it r...
What to eat, when to eat, before a run
I am one who would rather run later in the day, and that is only because I typically like to ease into my mornings. Get up, read the paper, have some coffee, etc. I admire the folks who get up at 5:45AM and are running by 6:00AM. I can do this, but I...
How much are you burning?
I wish Bicycling Magazine would put their "Burn Rate" articles online. They are short visual articles that make a great point about the calories we consume that there are better alternatives. In the October issue, they note: If your weekly ride is 1 ...
Sharpen your fitness
So far, everything I have read from Selene Yeager, author of the Fit Chick column in Bicycling Magazine and USA Cycling certified coach, I have really liked. She has some commonsense approaches to help you push through plateaus in your training and h...
How about some more pylometrics?
How about another pylometric exercise? Bicycling magazine has another one you will enjoy. Box JumpsStand in front of a 12- to 18-inch-high box, hands by your sides, feet shoulder-width apart. Bend your knees and jump, landing on the box with both fee...
Need a new X-training exercise? How about Pylometrics
Are you folks familiar with pylometric exercises? Maybe you are, but you just didn't know the name. Pylometrics are focused on "explosive" reactions in the muscles, in other words, how quickly can you make the muscles react to an impulse. This is als...
Olympian Recipes
This article almost feels like a joke, but it is very real and serious. http://runningtimes.com/Article.aspx?ArticleID=14309&PageNum=1Put into context that Running Times magazine is a serious magazine for runners, and I mean very competitive runn...
When training, choose your battles wisely
This is a good common sense article from Running Times magazine: http://runningtimes.com/Article.aspx?ArticleID=14325Basically stated, don't lose site of why your training calendar is set up the way it is. The days you have hard days, train hard. The...
Run Hills, Get Fast
I'm fortunate in that I live in an area surrounded by hills. Not only is this a beautiful place to live, I think it gives me an advantage when I come across hills in a race. The folks at Triathlete Magazine also believe hill training can benefit your...
9-25 Calorie log
I had a feeling that tonight's dinner would a killer on the calorie count. I was pretty good all day, but I was hungry tonight. I also broke down and had a cocktail, piling on another 363 calories.3 mile run today.Calories burned today Resting (basa...
RW's Fall Shoe Guide
Runner's World has released their fall shoe guide, and I have culled the pack and note the shoes that are made for the wide-bodies.For those of you who think a shoe is a shoe and you are happy to buy whatever is on sale at DSW, I don't believe you fu...
Focus on your swim technique
I've been reading Inside Triathlon Magazine lately, and it's rather deep and serious magazine, focused on making the reader better triathlete, without any of the fluff. There is nothing light-n-breezy about the magazine, and I'm sure that ...
A little something for the ladies: A review on jog bras
I have to admit, I initially passed over this article because it didn't really apply to me. But hey, this isn't about me, its about you, and darn it, women need some support. Check out Runner's World's reviews on sport bras here.So, credit where...
Getting over the pain
Let's face it, some times you get hurt when you train. Its part of the gig and how you work through the pain can make the difference between getting to the next level of your work out or forever being stuck at your present peak. I've heard some train...
