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Tag: running

  • I’ve Stubbed My Damned Toe Yet Again

    Besides work, homework, eating, sleeping and the occasional shower, all I do is yoga, run, dance and play basketball. Nearly everything I do requires the use of my feet, and toes, one of which I have injured and reinjured several times in the past two years. Last night, mere days after reaching a long awaited…

  • Take Pride in Small Accomplishments

    Entertainment and the media have long been dwarfing our sense of accomplishment and significance. A quick YouTube search for anything that you’re proud of will put you in your place. Never before have the most impressive feats of the world been so readily available. With so many beautiful faces, astonishing videos and unbelievable news stories,…

  • Easy Functional Legs Workout

    I took my video camera out for a jog to the grocery store and thought I’d talk to you about my runs. I train for health and functionality so I try to keep a strong balance in my workouts. When I go for runs, I include lunges and keep it fun by jumping over whatever…

  • Iron Legs

    This workout plan has been growing, occasionally with conscious additions and reconstruction but primarily in the recess of my intuitive background processes, and I’d like to document it in it’s current state and give you the opportunity to jump on the bandwagon before I even give myself a chance to rock this. If my experience…

  • Dean Karnazes’ Secrets and Strategies for Recovery

    Rest Days – Never! Tapering – Don’t do it! Hard/Easy Training Days – Listen to your body! Recovery – Active recovery is extremely important! Keep moving after races. Swim! Crosstraining – Swimming and mountain biking. Protein – Protein is good for endurance athletes. whey protein – post workout green pea protein soy protein Fage plain…

  • OutsideOnline: Tim Ferriss’s Life Hacks | Mental Conditioning

    All credit to” Michael Roberts at OutsideOnline.com Original Article: Tim Ferris’s Life Hacks | Mental Conditioning | OutsideOnline.com Effective Incentives shame humiliation peer pressure financial loss Ultramarathoning Running ultramarathons… (isn’t) necessarily what the human body is designed to do. Ultra­marathoners are fit in the sense that they are well-adapted organisms for long-distance running. I’m going…