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Category Archives: Gear
Gear – A Simple Approach for Using Heart Rate Data to Improve Running
Modern runners have a ton of gear available to them to monitor performance. We have global positioning apps, heart rate trackers, smart watches, and even electrocardiograms (EKGs) on demand. But how much data is too much? I have used a … Continue reading
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Tagged 5K Training, Fitbit, Heart Rate Training, Polar, Polar HR7, Running
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Gear – Tracking Food with Fitbit and a Notebook
The weight loss journey continues, and I am now into week two. When it comes to trimming one’s gut, everyone knows the old adages, which tend to be repeated ad nauseam: Abs are made in the kitchen, and You can’t … Continue reading
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Tagged 5k, Diet, Fitbit, Food Diary, High Blood Pressure, Nutrition, Training, Weight Loss
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Gear — This Is a Good Hack for Cold Weather Running
At the Yulefest run, which was wicked cold, I saw this Kleenex hack from one of my fellow runners. It was a pretty good way to carry it, though you do need this kind of pack. For the record, it … Continue reading
Gear – Runkeeper GPS Check
Back a couple of weeks ago, I told you about how I was getting a different reading from Runkeeper than I did with my now-defunct Nike+ watch. So, as promised, I checked the Runkeeper distance using my car’s odometer. While … Continue reading
Gear: Battle of the GPS Apps
Like many runners, I have used GPS tools for mapping my runs to see how far and how fast I have gone. This has been an advantage for me when I have wanted to run a specific distance within a … Continue reading
Cross Training – How to Train for Getting Around Other Runners
Anyone who does organized races knows the pain of being stuck behind the walker, the slow runner, and the person with the jogging stroller. The question is, how do you train to get around them? Not long ago I bought … Continue reading
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Tagged 5K Training, Agility Ladder, Building Speed, Running, Running on the Road, SKLZ Quick Ladder, Training
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Gear – How To Tie Your Shoes Part Two
Tying your shoes seems like it should be a basic skill that every runner has – well, maybe except for you barefoot guys. But for the rest of us, one of the first things we do is tie our shoes, … Continue reading
Introduction — Going This Distance (The 5-K)
This blog is for all the 5-K runners who want to make running part of their lives without making running their whole lives, race on the weekend, and have some fun. Whether you are a runner who is working up … Continue reading
Posted in Cross Training, Digressions, Eating and Drinking, Gear, Races, Training
Tagged 5-K, 5k, Fitness, Running
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Five K Runner: Going the (Short) Distance 