Here are my splits from the Vermont City Marathon this past Sunday. I did not get a split at mile 26, so the last split is actually for 1.2 miles or around thereabouts. Also, miles 7 and 11 did not get clicked until I was a bit past them as I was busy sucking down…
Over at Complete Running, they used to have a feature called “Running Blog Recents” which has been missing for the last few weeks. The Running Blog Recents is an RSS feed that lists the latest articles for over 700 websites that deal with running. The reason that the Running Blog Recents has been missing has…
The Vermont City Marathon has a very spectator friendly course. My fiance was easily able to see me run by 6 times. The course is also a bored runner friendly course, because there are no multi-lap segments. You do cross over the same points more than once, but only once are you going in the…
This weekend was a lot of fun as I drove out to and ran the Vermont City Marathon. Over the next few days I will be posting some more information up about the race as I get a chance to put my thoughts and memories to the site. I plan on discussing the race for…
The Vermont City Marathon is this Sunday. The race begins at 8:05 in the morning (unless you are a wheelchair participant in which case you start at 8:00 am sharp), and some time around 11 am I should be coming through the finish line. It is a loopy type course that looks like it will…
I recently wrote about Phedippidations, a podcast by Steve Walker for and about running. At Strength News, Chris has listed some of his favorite podcasts that he has been recently discovering. Check out his page for a short list of fitness and strength training related podcasts.
Bud Gibson expanded upon my normal bridge and swiss ball bridge articles to show how to do a swiss ball bridge with a knee tuck. I am definately going to have a go with this exercise; it never even occurred to me to try something like this.
Nike and Apple have teamed up to create a replacement for bulky GPS watches. No longer will you need to strap on multiple watches, bulky global positioning system receivers, or small waistband-clipped pedometers. Synchronizing your iPod will also download your workouts to your computer. The new Nike+ Air Zoom Moire is the first footwear designed…
Braxton Bilbrey is a second grader who swam from Alcatraz to Aquatic Park in San Francisco this morning in 47 minutes. He swam for 2 hours 4 days a week to train for the swim after reading about a 9 year old who had completed it. His parents supported his desire to set the record…
Every weekend over the next few months, I am going to be examining each of the New Rules of Lifting from Lou Schuler and Alwyn Cosgrove’s new book. This is rule #20. If it’s not fun, you’re doing something wrong.