Do you taper for a 10k?

by | Fitness, Sports, Workout Tips

Liv over at Liv to Run wonders whether or not she should taper for a 10k. My Smartcoach schedule has me running my highest mileage ever in this, the second-to-last week before the race, and a hard long tempo only two days before. Should I stick to this, or would it be...

How To: Pushups

by | Animated How-To, Fitness

How to perform pushups with an animated image showing the move. Click on the picture to see the full sized animation. Lie face down on the floor with your hands (palms down) about shoulder width apart. Your feet should be together with your toes tucked under your...

Is it a gym, or is it a zoo?

by | Personal

I remember now why it is that I normally lift weights at six o’clock in the morning. At 6 o’clock in the evening, the gym is a zoo. There are people everywhere! It is fit to make you claustrophobic. All of the cardiovascular machines have heaving, sweaty...

50 Marathons 50 States 50 Days

by | Sports

One of my goals in life is to run a marathon in every state. I do not have any interest (right now) in races longer than the marathon. I have previously written about Dean Karnazes when I reviewed his book Ultramarathon Man. Things do not seem to have changed much in...

Tip: Run facing traffic

by | Workout Tips

When running down the road, you should always run facing traffic (except where local laws state otherwise) because it is much safer for you. Any time that you are a pedestrian and are not on a sidewalk or crosswalk, then you should be facing traffic. You want to run...

Lance Armstrong will run the New York City Marathon

by | News

Lance Armstrong is going to run the New York City Marathon this November. He has no plans to start running marathons professionally. I have about a week to decide if I want to run it as well. I have an automatic qualifying time, but need to register by the end of the...

Paul Tergat misses London Marathon

by | Injuries, Sports

Paul Tergat won the New York City marathon last November, and has been training really well in the lead up to next weekend’s London Marathon. Tergat had to pull out of the London Marathon at the last minute, though, due to a calf injury. Tergat said: “What...

Benefits of the Bridge Exercise

by | Fitness, Workout Tips

This morning, I put up an article explaining how to do the bridge exercise. After reading it, Bud Gibson asked: So, what does this exercise do for me? Is it supposed to work on abs and core strength? That�s what the description suggests. I like the illustration and...