Category: Nutrition
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Marathon Training Begins
Probably the worse run of my life was the 2003 Boston Marathon. I had never run a marathon and was woefully under trained. I had jumped at an opportunity without much thought and had no concept of what I was about to do. The two things I had going for me were youth (38 years-old)…
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How to Prep for your First 5K
In January I wrote How to choose your first 5K and How to choose a running watch. I was expanding on the information from the info-graphic below. In this post I discuss the other points in the info-graphic. I don’t have a dog, so I can’t give any advise from my own experience there. I’ll…
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Training Day with Ryan Hall
Yesterday I posted a brief video of Kara Goucher giving some training advice. Training Day with Ryan Hall Today I have a 15 minute video that follows a March 2011 training day with Ryan Hall. Ryan was running a 15 mile tempo run in Flagstaff, AZ. He was in Flagstaff training for the 2011 Boston Marathon…
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Super Sunday Long Run Part II
Super Sunday Long Run Each year our club volunteers for the “Victorian Fair” in Melrose. Melrose has many Victorian style homes that are just amazing. I have been told that many of these homes were built by railroad owners and executives. It’s a big street fair with vendors and local civic organizations. The Melrose Running Club…
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Summer Running Advice
Summer Running Season is finally here. We endure freezing cold winters and soggy springs to get to this beautiful weather. Ideal running conditions are temps in the 50’s, low humidity and maybe overcast skis and a light breeze. Sometimes we get perfection, but usually we do not. Running takes up a lot of our spare…
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Home Brewing
Home Brewing Time! I started this project the Saturday before the Boston Marathon. Everyone was out of the house that day so I took my opportunity to boil a batch of wort. No one in my house likes the smell of hops and malt. It took a little over a day before the yeast became…