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Author: OmniRunner
Boston Running
Boston running over the past 30 days I pulled this map off of Garmin Connect. It shows all of the running activity of runners with a Garmin watch over the past 30 days in the Boston area. Like most activity maps, red highlights the greatest amount of activity. The orange and red trail on the south…
2014 Boston Marathon Essentials
Essentials of the BAA Baggage Policy At the Marathon Expo, the BAA will provide a clear 18”x18”x4” bag for gear check. This is the only bag that can be used to check gear on Marathon Monday. This bag must be checked on the Boston Common before boarding a bus for Hopkinton. This year you have…
Where did all the Sundays go?
As the Sunday Long Run season has progressed, my Sundays seem to have disappeared. For the past month all of our Sunday Long Runs have been over 16 miles. This means about three hours of running time on average. Then there is the time to get to the run, time spent hanging out after running…
Tuesday night club run
Tuesday night club runs usually have a few new runners trying us out. This week I was paired up with a guy trying us out for the first time. Louis said he wanted to run 8:00 minute miles, which is a little faster than I normally run on Tuesday night. My legs still have not…
Glucose and the Endurance athlete
Glucose and the Endurance Athlete Glucose is a simple sugar or monosaccharide that is an extremely important form of energy for your body. All other carbohydrates and forms of sugar must be broken down into glucose before your muscles and brain can use them. Muscles and other tissues can use fat and protein as an…
Health on sale
Turmeric Curcumin A few years ago while working through a running injury a friend told me about turmeric. My injury involved inflammation and they told me that turmeric had anti-inflammatory properties. I had been dealing with my injury with ibuprofen, ice and compression. It’s not good to take the maximum daily dose of ibuprofen for…