With a more recent focus on purely running I wanted to become more knowledgeable on the training aspects of the sport. While visiting McMillian Running I watched a preview of the DVD, Jack Daniels – The Art and Science of Running. With Jack Daniels being a coaching Icon in the sport, I figured this would [...]

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As the temperatures rise during the summer months, I was reminded of the need to manage fluid consumption. The short of it, I lost 4% of my pre-run weight after a 2 hour long run that included 21 oz of water mixed with HEED and Endurolytes. A 4% loss is not good! From what I [...]

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On Saturday I took on a local 4 mile road race called the DRC Bloomin 4 Mile. This is another one of the events put on by the Dallas Running Club. There were nearly 400 excited runners ready to take on the hot, humid, and windy conditions along the mostly flat shores of White Rock [...]

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Last week was meant to be a recovery week but with family in town, it was far from recovery but definitely a good time. We got in some bocce ball, disc golf, cards, board games, and even a bit of neighborhood pool time. I did that work thing as well. Extra sleep and relaxation time [...]

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I am going to keep this short and sweet so I can save a few recovery points as I am tiiiiiiired. The last two weeks have been fairly stressful at work. It is rather interesting how much my recovery rate fluctuates depending on my current work environment. Last week – solid. This week – recovery [...]

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