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Tag Archives: 5k
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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Races – Going Twice the Distance, I Ran the Salem 10K
This is a blog about running 5Ks, and as I wrote early on, that is my preferred distance. But this past weekend, I went twice the distance when I ran the Salem 10K. But why? Well, because it was part … Continue reading
Races — Something Went Wrong at the YMCA 5K!
In my earlier post, I mentioned how I was using a new training method of Maximum Aerobic Function, developed by Phil Maffetone for endurance athletes. Last weekend was my first 5-K after a couple of months of training. This gave … Continue reading
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Tagged 5k, 5K Training, Heart Rate Training, MAF Method, Philip Maffetone, Waltham YMCA
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Races — Cambridge 5K Yulefest: 2016’s Last Race Was A Little Colder, A Little Slower
Every runner’s times will go up and down, but comparing my Turkey Trot time to my Cambridge 5K Yulefest time, things seem to be holding steady. Below is my time from today’s race. The average pace was 8:41 per mile, … Continue reading
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Tagged 5-K, 5k, Cambridge 5K, Cold Weather Running, Running, Volunteering
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Races — Still Chugging Along at the Donohue’s 11th Annual Turkey Trot
Yesterday was Thanksgiving Day here in the United States and that means that the running inclined can start their day with a 5K to work up an appetite for the delicious meal that comes later in the day. Life’s other … Continue reading
Races – Thirty Seconds Faster to Freedom
Today was the Cambridge 5K Race Series Freedom run. It was a relatively flat, fast course through Cambridge, Mass., starting at the Cambridgeside Galleria Mall. The course was the same over the past two years, and I am happy to … Continue reading
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Tagged 5-K, 5k, Cambridge 5K, Freedom Run, Race Strategy, Race Times, Running
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Training – How Fast Can You Get? The Great Bear Run Makes a Runner Wonder
The Needham Track Club held its 26th Annual Great Bear Run on May 15 to raise money for prostate cancer research. There was a 5-K and shorter runs for the kids. My own race was uneven. I settled into a … Continue reading
Races – Super Sunday 5K: Warm Up Routines? Names on Bibs? Recovery Beers?
Super Bowl Sunday is also the day of a 5-K race from the Race Cancer Foundation. This is my second year of doing this race, and compared with last year, the roads were definitely better. The same cannot be said … Continue reading
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Tagged 5-K, 5k, Race Organizing, Recovery Beer, Super Sunday 5K, Warm Ups
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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
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