How well can you estimate run duration?

How well can you estimate before a run how long it is going to take you? Can you tell somebody that you are going out for a run and what time you are going to get back? How close do you usually come to your estimate? Generally speaking, I can be pretty accurate with...

How do you do the “300” workout?

I wrote a month and a half ago about the “300” workout, which was a rite of passage for actors in the movie after they got in shape. The workout consists of the following exercises done back to back to back: 25x Pull-up + 50x Deadlift @ 135lbs + 50x...

Groton 10k 2007

The Groton 10k Road Race is the second USATF New England Grand Prix event of the year, and the first of three events over the next month. Josh Ferenc managed to hold a lead by two seconds to win the men’s race in 31:32, while Caroline Bjune held a slightly...

Safe Passage 5k (2006)

The Safe Passage 5k was this morning in Cumberland, Maine. A record number of participants showed up this morning, not least because of the passing of Hanley Denning this past Winter. She started the Safe Passage program, which provides education to the children who...

This Week Last Year: Books and Marathons

This week last year was pretty busy. There was a lot of running news and tips, and I continued my animated weight lifting tutorials. The site also surpassed 100 people in a single day this week last year, which was a nice milestone to reach. I continued my animated...

9 ways to count laps while swimming

Photo by gabyuSwimming laps at the pool is a great workout, but how do you track how far you have gone? Especially when swimming laps continuously without breaks, it can become very easy to forget which lap that you are on and to get your count messed up. A lap in a...