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Archive for 2009


2009 Final Numbers

2009 has come and gone, and 2010 is about to start. This year didn’t quite go as planned. I was off to a great start, but my training was thrown a bit off between breaking my foot in July, totaling my car in November, and getting a nasty case of bronchitis in December. This year [...]

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How to Do A Diagonals Workout

Just saw this video by fellow Dirigo runner Scott Douglas over at Running Times, where he details how and why to do a Diagonals Workout at least a few times per week: Diagonals are a relatively low key type of exercise that are focused on leg turnover. You just need to find a field, kick [...]

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The 2010 USATF New England Grand Prix Race Schedule

I was looking through the USATF website for next year’s grand prix race schedule, which hasn’t been updated yet on the grand prix page. Scrolling through last month’s news posts, though, I did find the schedule so now I can plan around that a little: GRAND PRIX SERIES VOTED FOR 2010 November 20 The 2010 [...]

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What is the Camber of a Road and Why Does It Matter?

When you are running at the edge of a road (or along a grassy hill or on a beach, for that matter) you may sometimes notice that the road isn’t exactly flat. The reason for that is because most roads have a camber to them that helps water drain off of them rather than pooling [...]

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Oscar Pistorius Has An Unfair Advantage (Again)

You may recall a couple years ago when Oscar Pistorius was banned by the IAAF from competing because they felt that his prosthetics gave him an unfair advantage over people that still had both of their legs. This news was quite a sensation, since there seemed (at the time) to be a very good chance [...]

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Pay Attention To Traffic When You Are Running

Most Saturday mornings, I am awake and ready to run the trails nice and early. This weekend, I was a bit tired but got up anyway so that I could hang out with a friend that was staying with us for a few nights. By the time he left for a class he was taking, [...]

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Boston Marathon 2010 Registration Has Closed In Record Time

I knew that the Boston Marathon was going to close early this year. In fact, I expected it to close between Christmas and the New Year and no longer allow entrants in the same year as the race for the first time in race history. I was only partially right, however. Registration for the marathon [...]

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My Coaching Program Is Now Live!

Interested in hiring a coach for the winter to get you through to the Boston Marathon? I’ve just opened up my coaching program. Head over here for a quick 4 minute video that explains how the program is going to work: http://www.runtowin.com/coaching/signup.html

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