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Archive for December, 2007


2007 Final Numbers

2007 has come and gone, and 2008 is about to start. This year, I ran just shy of 1900 miles, which is half again what I ran last year. I attribute that to my lack of injuries this year, with a short stint of achilles tendonitis that I managed to nip in the bud. I [...]

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Rhode Island offers a new Spring Marathon

Rhode Island now offers two marathons with the addition of the Cox Sports Marathon in Providence. It is one of 3 races that make up the Rhode Races running festival. A half marathon will start out with the marathon, and at a separate location there will be a 5k. The race will be on May [...]

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This Week Last Year: Physics, Snow and Vacation Workouts

This week last year, I looked back at both my training, my health, and my writing. I think that this has helped me improve all three areas this year. I looked at the final numbers for 2006. Last year, I ran less than 1400 miles, held a pretty steady weight and wrote 560 articles. This [...]

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Have you ever run a marathon?

I have run a few marathons, and I have made a lot of mistakes. Those are all mistakes that you don’t have to make. There are some simple steps that you can take to enjoy your race, race well, and then recover sufficiently to enjoy the rest of your day and be mobile after your [...]

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The Spirit of the Marathon movie is playing for 1 night only!

The Spirit of the Marathon is a feature-length movie following 6 runners as they train for and run the Chicago Marathon in 2005. Deena Kastor takes center stage along with 1 other professional, 4 amateur athletes and a “Who’s Who of Marathoning” that make cameo appearances throughout the film (including Joan Benoit Samuelson.) The movie [...]

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New Rules of Lifting (For Women)

A couple of years ago, I reviewed The New Rules of Lifting by Lou Schuler and Alwyn Cosgrove. It is one of my favorite exercise books and I have tailored quite a few of my lifting routines after ones that were provided in that book over the past couple of years. A common question that [...]

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Happy Holidays!

Enjoy some time with your family this holiday season; it is what I am doing! Merry Christmas!

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Take Advantage of Your Local Trails & Parks

In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about taking advantage of your location for the month of December. This week, I will explain why you should take advantage of your local trail system. This past Summer I wrote about the Trail Running 101 presentation put on [...]

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