The first weight workout with a wedding ring

This morning I headed into the gym to resume my weight training, which has been non-existant for the past two months. Given that I have had trouble running, I probably should have gotten in and done more weight training than I have. But, that is all right. My quads...

It took 5 weeks to decondition

The story usually goes that you increase your mileage a bit too fast and you get hurt. Or you just do a few too many workouts one week that your body is not ready to handle. Whatever the case may be, you may find yourself with some random aches and pains that you just...

Running Mania Forums

I recently found the Running Mania Forums, and have started poking around in them. There is a lot of good stuff. I did not realise it when I first went there, but it is apparently for those funny folk north of the border. They don’t seem to mind having a Yank...

Why 50 Marathons in 50 days is impressive

I have written previously about how Dean Karnazes and Sam Thompson were running 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 days. By the way, Sam finished his marathons on the 22nd of August. Today, I am going to use those 50 marathon events as examples of why doing something...

2006 Lewiston-Auburn 5k Bridge Run

The L-A 5K Bridge Run was this morning, and course records were set on both sides of the gender line. Kristen Barry won the race in 17:19 to beat the women’s 2002 record of 17:36 set by Tina Meserve, and Ethan Hemphill broke Scott Brown’s 2003 record of...

Athletes Against Doping

I was reading over on Joan Nesbit Mabe’s site and saw that she was supporting a new organization called “Athletes Against Doping”. Their message is fairly simple and straight forward: Today it isn’t good enough to be just a good athlete by...

Complete Running Network first impressions

The Complete Running Network launched at the beginning of the week, and I would like to share my first impressions of the service. First, I like the new look of the site. The old site was very bland and not at all exciting. The new site is crisp, modern, and pleasant...

Running takes practice

Over at Complete Running, Jank wrote an article about teaching his six year old to run by jogging to the end of the block and back. We’re set up, physiologically, to sprint. The whole “Fight-or-Flight” response, and that instinct, is what�s honed in...