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Tag Archives: Running
Races – Knowing My Limits and Skipping a Race
This past weekend, I was signed up to do a summer biathlon on Saturday and a trail run on Sunday. Saturday morning, I got up early and drove about two hours to the Pemigewasset Fish and Game Club to run … 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
Posted in Cross Training, Gear
Tagged 5K Training, Agility Ladder, Building Speed, Running, Running on the Road, SKLZ Quick Ladder, Training
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Cross Training – The Lingering Effects of the Navy Seal Fitness Challenge
In 2008 I ran across an article in the Chicago Tribune about an event that was going to be held at the end of summer. The article by Julie Deardorff ran August 19, and was entitled “Test yourself against Navy … Continue reading
Posted in Cross Training
Tagged Navy SEAL Fitness Challenge, physical fitness, physical fitness test, pull-ups, push-ups, Running, sit-ups, Training
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Cross Training – Are You Presidentially Fit?
There will be no politics in this post. With that out of the way, let me talk about general fitness. I mentioned once before that the Presidential Fitness test many of us took as kids has an adult version. It … Continue reading
Posted in Cross Training
Tagged 5k, 5K Training, physical fitness test, Presidential Fitness Test, push-ups, Running, Training, Training Program
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Races – The Charles River YMCA 4th of July Road Race
Independence Day started with the Charles River YMCA Fourth of July Road Race in Needham, Mass. It was a humid morning and the run was tough, but I managed a 25 minute gun time and a 24:22 chip time. Here … Continue reading
Digressions – Setting a Bad Example for the Kids?
While out running tonight, I saw a group of young boys on their bikes and scooters waiting to cross the road. They were half way out into the cross walk as a pick up truck came cruising down the street, … Continue reading
Training – Starting Again
Well, I have gotten off track thanks to work travel, being sick, and just a general loss to entropy. Fortunately, I have been doing some running and a couple of races. The nice think is that a set back is … 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 