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Training Recap Week 1: I survived!
Frayed Laces &bull Today
Well folks, the offseason party is officially over. Tonight marks the end of my first official week of training for the 2012 season. All I can say is I survived...barely. In true Frayed Laces style, I settled on a pretty… Full Story »
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FebFast 4 and Weigh In Sunday
Bill's Training Blog &bull Yesterday
Today my weight is 85.3kg - down from 87.1 last week. A loss of 1.8kg. I was a little disappointed at first as this is only 200gm lower than yesterday and I was quite active. But I clearly don't understand the correlations yet. The FBH was… Full Story »
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Post Surgery
Monologuing &bull Feb 4, 2012
Everything went fine like last time. Odd. No pain, no nothing. Except I over-slept by two hours, they wanted me out by 5:00 PM, I was woken up at 7:00 PM by the wife with her usual sarcastic banter. I don't even know what was said, but it had to be sarcastic. There is… Full Story »
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Here's what my heart rate looks like when trying to run a sub 6-minute-mile
5ksandcabernets &bull Jan 23, 2012
I inputed a recent 5 1/2 mile run into the SportsTracks software which uses data from my Garmin and allows me to look at a run after a workout and extrapolate current mile pace, heart rate, etc., at any interval… Full Story »
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Kenya's Kipsang eyeing 2 hr 08 sec at Mumbai Marathon - Rediff
Google News: Marathon &bull Jan 12, 2012
Completing a marathon below two hours and 10 minutes is considered an arduous task, but Kenyan athlete William Kipsang is determined to do just that at the ninth Standard Chartered Mumbai [ Images ] Marathon on Sunday. Kipsang returned to… Full Story »
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No more pounding it out at the gym
Absolut(ly) Fit &bull Jan 11, 2012
This morning, while catching up on one of my favorite blogs' links edition (thanks, Greatist!), I found a really excellent article that pretty much sums up my feelings exactly: The Benefits of Exercising Together, by Dr. John Mandrola.I love the "pillar" Dr. Mandrola describes: "make daily exercise feel as normal as eating and sleeping." That kind of habitual… Full Story »
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4 Basic Metrics for the Red Sox- A Page from Dave Page
EliteTrack &bull Jan 9, 2012
"The things Page was noticing about his players' conditioning were passed along to the front office and manager Terry Francona, he explained. Page said part of his job entailed sending a weekly report on players' fitness routines." -ESPN The Red Sox are still haunted from last year's collapse and the question is what was on… Full Story »
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ERs and CAT Scans
Run to Finish &bull Jan 7, 2012
Around 10AM yesterday I got up and went to hang on our pull up bar for a second to see if it would loosen up my back, in doing so I became extremely light headed and when I tried to step down found I had no control of my body and blacked out.… Full Story »
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Why You will Love Training With Garmin Forerunner 305
Marathon: You Can Do It &bull Jan 4, 2012The garmin has about ever feature offered, Pace /speed, elevation, heartrate( with HR Strap), cadence (for bike, with cadence sensor), distance, distance on tread mill (with foot pod), calories (although only estimated), sun down, route finding, course, virtual running partner,… Full Story »
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2012 Navy George Bass surfboat marathon underway - Narooma News
Google News: Marathon &bull Jan 2, 2012
The first day of the 2012 Navy George Bass Surfboat Marathon saw the biggest fleet in 23 years depart Batemans Bay on a flat tide to row down the Clyde River into the open sea on a perfect summer's day… Full Story »
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Close Enough
Go Hard &bull Dec 23, 2011
This week started with some gastro. That meant the first three day without training. With the days reduced to five and trying to be careful not to play catch up I looked to see how to key include my key… Full Story »
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Motorola MOTOACTV firmware bump gives you marathon-battery life (video) - Engadget
Google News: Marathon &bull Dec 23, 2011
Fitness people love to make us feel guilty as they jog past the car, sneering as they watch us eat six double downs in one go. It's those people who will be happy that Motorola's Motoactv is getting a firmware… Full Story »
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Long... finally
Go Hard &bull Dec 15, 2011
It's been about two months without a genuine long run. I did get in something a bit over two hours on the trails, but it was stupidly slow and involved more walking than I liked, so in my book it doesn't count. At the moment… Full Story »
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Finished My Rest Week with 10 Miles for the Week
Old Man Running &bull Dec 4, 2011
A look at my reentry into distance running that teaches the basics of running via the experiences of a 76-year-old geezer who has been running for 39 years. My wakeup heart rate was 55 and I had a good seven… Full Story »
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I got out late and ran 1.5 miles
Old Man Running &bull Nov 29, 2011
A look at my reentry into distance running that teaches the basics of running via the experiences of a 76-year-old geezer who has been running for 39 years. My car was rear-ended last week, and I spent this afternoon getting… Full Story »
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Ran a great long run of 140 minutes
Old Man Running &bull Nov 27, 2011
A look at my reentry into distance running that teaches the basics of running via the experiences of a 76-year-old geezer who has been running for 39 years. My wakeup heart rate was 53, and I felt fine during the… Full Story »
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Anthony Mychal on Screening
EliteTrack &bull Nov 21, 2011
A very thought provoking post by Anthony Mychal created a firestorm in social media. Based on the web metrics, it seems the a lot of effort was put into trying to convince one person that he is wrong. Quickly a lot of discussion was going on by different professions on the effectiveness of risk appraisal using the FMS and other systems. I am in favor of assessments before starting training, but I don't belong to absolute ideas that one way is the only way. During this week I will ask… Full Story »
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Heart Rate Monitors Fine-Tune Soccer Players' Fitness
New York Times Action Sports &bull Nov 19, 2011
STORRS, Conn. - As soccer practice began one recent afternoon, each University of Connecticut player grabbed a puck before he kicked a ball. The puck was a small rectangular transmitter that attached to a chest strap and was worn beneath the players' jerseys. On the sideline, a wireless receiver sat next to a laptop… Full Story »
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The 2012 Race Lottery Season - Get Signed Up!
A Trail Runner's Blog &bull Nov 14, 2011
Scott Dunlap's blog of trail running, ultrarunning, and triathlon racing in the USA. I enjoy the physical, emotional, and spiritual journey of outdoor events and the chance to meet cool people. This blog contains interviews, research, original fiction, new product… Full Story »
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The storm front is gone and the sun was out for my 60 minute run
Old Man Running &bull Nov 10, 2011
A look at my reentry into distance running that teaches the basics of running via the experiences of a 76-year-old geezer who has been running for 39 years. I didn't measure my wakeup heart rate today because it was high.… Full Story »
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