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Archive for January, 2008

Five Simple Stretches for Runners and Cyclists

Stretching is often an overlooked but extremely important aspect of an exercise routine. After a workout, all you need is another few minutes to get in some basic stretching that I feel will help prevent injures, speed recovery, improve performance, and provide a nice signal to the mind/body that it can begin the healing and [...]

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Reaching New Heights – An Interview with Stephanie

I wanted to start adding some interviews to the blog so what better way to get it all started than by convincing a good friend who recently finished the Houston Marathon to share some of her personal insights into training, family, racing, and even beer. Stephanie has been an avid runner for as long as [...]

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It Was a Fun Week

Training this week was a blast! The body is 100% adjusted to training again so I think most of the rust has finally been burnt off. Woohoo! Work was also exceptionally busy this week which reduced my normal sleep hours and increased my stress levels. I will need to pay extra attention to nutrition and [...]

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Treadmill Reviews

If you are interested in purchasing treadmill, you may want to check out Treadmill Doctor. The site was referred to in a that’sfit article which provides a good little summary of Treadmill Doctor’s website. I checked out TD’s 2008 Treadmill Best Buy Awards and noticed the rating criteria is based off of walking area, power, [...]

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The 2008 Season

I am pretty excited to focus on running this year which will include both road and trail running. I really would like to improve my trail running and grow from my rookie races and mistakes from last fall. The Boston marathon is also going to be extremely special as it will be my first time [...]

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Week Two – Done!

It feels great to have finished my second week of consistent training. I am starting to find a bit of a rhythm when running and no longer have that “what are you doing” feeling. My wife and I have also completed a full week of CrossFit. I think it will really add some nice variety [...]

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26 Feels like 14

26 degrees Fahrenheit, Feels like 14 degrees Fahrenheit. That was the temperature Saturday morning as I walked out the door to get in a 10 mile run. When living in the south, this kind of temperature is especially COLD, COLD, COLD. There also was a nice 15-20 mph wind from the north that added to [...]

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