Tag: running
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Improve your form and avoid injury
Check out this article from Runner’s World titled “Fully Fit”. (broken link – sorry) This 2011 article By Sarah Lorge Butler describes a series of whole body strengthening exercises that she learned from Olympic coach John Cook. There are a lot of exercises here and most can be done without equipment. In the article Sarah…
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Time on my hands
Instead of time on my feet, I now have time on my hands Due to my knee issue, I’ve been advised not to run for the next 7-10 days. I’ve managed to catch up on all of my DVR’d Colbert Report shows and we are making a dent in the backlog of John Stewart’s The…
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Janathon Day 13 Boston
Today I start a week of training at work. With formal training I have less control over my schedule than usual. I can’t get up and walk out of a presentation at 1PM because it’s time to run 10K. I’m going to try to run before work since training starts at 9:30 and I don’t…
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Am I A Runner Yet? updated
I first wrote a post called “Am I A Runner Yet” in May 0f 2012. This is a continuation of the thoughts in that post. Am I a Runner? Many people run but not everyone who runs considers themselves a runner. Some people feel they are not “a runner” because they do not race, only…
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Eastern States 20 Mile Race Recap
On Sunday, March 24th, five friends and I drove up to Hampton Beach for the Eastern States 20 Mile Run. We left nice and early and easily found a parking spot. Eastern States is a point to point race so the race organizers had buses to take us up the coast to Portsmouth, New Hampshire…