By David Hanenburg on 27 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: race reports
Sunday I had the pleasure of running The Hottest Half down at White Rock Lake in Dallas. It was a 1/2 marathon-10k event that brought out over 600 runners for the half and nearly 300 for the 10k. A nice turnout for a local road event in the balmy Texas heat. This morning highlighted the [...]
By David Hanenburg on 25 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: running, training
Have you ever wondered if you are running efficiently? Could you run faster just by changing your form a bit? Do you have a reoccurring injury and just can’t seem to explain it? I was a bit curious of these questions and on Saturday I visited a Koala Health & Wellness Center and had a [...]
By David Hanenburg on 22 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: family
I am no longer talking about 6 hour rides, more like 15-30 minutes so far. You gotta start somewhere. We recently purchased the iBert Safe-T-Seat so that we all can go for some rides together now that the weather will be gradually cooling off in the south. The biggest challenge of this entire adventure was [...]
By David Hanenburg on 20 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: nutrition
I was watching the women’s Olympic marathon and heard the announcers talking about the Chinese imitating the Japanese in eating their main meal three hours before the start of the marathon. Hmm, that sounds familiar. Hammer Nutrition recommends this same protocol in their Endurance Sports Nutrition – Fueling Handbook. Check out the Pre-Race Meal chapter [...]
By David Hanenburg on 18 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: nutrition
I was in the grocery store and took a look at the label of the powdered version of a popular sports drink. Two items on the list really stuck out at me: Red #40 Partially Hydrogenated Coconut oil Read the labels of all products you buy! Do your own research but I wouldn’t recommend putting [...]
By David Hanenburg on 16 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: misc ramblings
The US women’s gymnastics team took home a silver medal. I repeat, a silver medal. That means they are the second best team in the world on the biggest stage for this sport. That is pretty darn good! Let’s not forget that most, if not all, are teenagers and amateurs! Shouldn’t we be proud of [...]
By David Hanenburg on 13 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: inspiration, road running, running, training
Ultra-runner and fitness promoter Dean Karnazes completed that crazy adventure of 50 marathons in 50 days back in 2006 while trying to inspire others to get off the couch and move the body. Most probably thought he was a nut (aren’t all endurance athletes) but I bet there are a good number exercising today thanks [...]
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