How to recover from a Marathon, When to run again?
As runners we are great at designing programs that help us build up to the marathon, peak our fitness for race day and then finish a race. What we are not as proficient about is the training and...
View ArticleWhen did running fast become uncool?
I’ve done crazy things for the experience too! This past weekend I was able to work at the Flying Pig Marathon Expo for 7 hours. These expos are an interesting place to witness human behavior with...
View ArticleHip Movement, Stretching and Core Strength
The ability to have good hip extension is important in obtaining an efficient running gait. There is a good discussion of this topic on Steve Magness’s Science of Running blog. The problem that I often...
View ArticleData, Data, Running, Ragnar, Retrofit & Me
Data: First of all here is the data for the first full three months of my “return” to training (start date was 3/26/12). Jun-2012: Time:18:56:36, Miles:145.01, TSS:1551, Zeros: 5 May-2012:...
View ArticleJust some data: PMC, TSS thoughts and Sedentary Hours
Not a lot of discussion about the data, but thought I’d share. (I know there are a few people watching as I use the data to manage my training and try to get back to running well). The data tells the...
View ArticleBuilding my Treadmill Desk
I have been getting some requests to discuss how I to put together my treadmill desk and how I am using it. My main objective is to share how it changes the total activity level of my days. It’s...
View ArticlePersonal Run Data: End of August 2012 update
I don’t like making excuses, either something happens or it does not happen. August presented many opportunities for a choice, in which I chose to say “screw it” for whatever reason I had that day....
View ArticleMy successful return to running, with all the failures too.
I have to admit that I’ve been delaying this post for a long time. In fact, I have had so much internal discussion about the topic that I couldn’t even decide between the two possible post titles: 1....
View ArticleHow to be badass at whatever you desire: Two case studies
I like to think that more than anything in life, I’m a fairly aware observer of human behavior, potential and the things that help or limit individual success. I openly admit that I’m much better at...
View Article10 ideas that I am taking home, after 4 days of learning with TrainingPeaks
The past four days, I was able to attend two different trainings hosted by TrainingPeaks. The first two days was TrainingPeaks University, which was a small group of coaches that gathered to learn...
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