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Why employers should offer a running incentive
by Run Girl Run
posted June 7, 2010 at 1:30pm

I'm always amazed how running in the morning completely shapes the outlook on the rest of my day.Running (even the not so great ones) leaves me energetic and ridiculously happy all day a long. I'm probably 50 times more productive on days I run in the mor...more

What’s wrong with this picture?
by Endurance Meg
posted June 4, 2010 at 7:14pm

My guess is the driver didn’t have a case of the Taper. I have been reading a lot of blogs about “my A race is approaching, its time for taper, OMG WTF! ROFLCOPTER!” and I am not sure what the big deal is. I personally like tapering. I put in the t...more

Softball fielding tip: Get your glove foot forward
by Softball Performance Blog
posted June 4, 2010 at 1:14pm

This very basic softball fielding concept is something that many players and coaches tend to overlook. Most players know which foot to step toward the ball with when they are receiving a throw. If you aren't sure, the title of this post gives you a ...more

Softball skills debate
by Softball Performance Blog
posted June 3, 2010 at 2:13pm

Guest post by Ken Krause, Life in the Fastpitch Lane blog There's No ONE Answer for How To Execute Skills Most of us come to resources such as the Discuss Fastpitch Forum because we're looking to improve our understanding of the skills and strategies...more

First steeple session since 2006
by I Run - Therefore I Blog
posted June 2, 2010 at 10:33pm

I have finally faced the fear and finished a steeple workout in many years. Practicing the water pit is still remaining. I have never practiced that, but I will have a couple of attempts on Monday. Here's a couple of photos from my last approach at the ...more

There is always cake
by Byline to Finish Line
posted June 2, 2010 at 10:30pm

There is something about the world of endurance sports that loves to measure things. We love numbers. Love, love, love numbers. We sometimes call them “metrics” and use fancy names for heart rates (are you working in Zone 2 or Zone 3?) along with numb...more

When motivation doesn't come easy
by Run Girl Run
posted June 2, 2010 at 12:11pm

This is how my morning went:Alarm: BuzzzzzzzzzzzzJess' brain: Do I really want to run this morning? Maybe I'll just hit the snooze button and reconsider.Alarm: BuzzzzzzzzzzzzJess' brain: I'm so tired, it's dark, it's humid, I could sleep for an extra two ...more

Oh, those hot summer mornings
by Byline to Finish Line
posted June 1, 2010 at 5:41pm

My grandmother loved summer weather. She loved it when it was hot. She loved it when it was humid. Anything below 80 degrees and she probably had a sweater on. Even as a life long Western New Yorker where hot and humid is usually only three months (at bes...more

New Lessons in Sparring: Controlling the Ring
by The Glowing Edge
posted June 1, 2010 at 12:57pm

I like to box from the center of the ring. I was never that boxer who floats endlessly around the ring, dashing here and there and making the entire fight more of a dance than a boxing round. It’s a thousand times easier to stand in the center and p...more

A Day in Da Harbor
by Endurance Meg
posted May 30, 2010 at 4:27pm

This weekend is special. Not just because it’s Memorial Day weekend, but also because: a friend is in town it’s one-week-until Rev3 Quassy the weather is amazing Baberaham has been geeked all week about our friend that is now in town, because for ...more

Softball Defense - It's All About the Ball
by Softball Performance Blog
posted May 29, 2010 at 6:44pm

Defense in the game of softball is all about the ball. The basic job of a softball defense is to get outs at every opportunity and there aren't all that many situations in which you can get an out without the ball (and even then, most are technicalitie...more

Running Experiment = Success
by Run Girl Run
posted May 28, 2010 at 10:17am

This morning was the day of my morning running test. I psyched myself up before going to bed last night, mentally preparing myself for my alarm to blare at 5:15.When it did, I felt pretty well-rested, but I still hit snooze once while I laid in bed thinki...more

For the love of swimming
by Endurance Meg
posted May 27, 2010 at 2:34pm

I knew going into triathlon that, of the three sports, the swim would be my weakest link. And I knew, after training in 2009 for my first Ironman, that I’d have some ground to make up on the bike and run because I wasn’t about to get out of the water ...more

Riding in the rain = dedication
by Alison M. Starnes Blog
posted May 27, 2010 at 1:50pm

Yesterday, Rushlee and I rode a solid 4.5 hour ride. In the rain. Yes. I am not complaining. We have covered this is, in fact, in my job description. I love riding in the rain. Love it. I must say that a 4.5 hour ride is much better with com...more

It’s an uphill battle
by Endurance Meg
posted May 26, 2010 at 9:19pm

I think everyone knows this by now- I live in Michigan, which is also known as the Mitten State. It’s two peninsulas jutting out into four of the five Great Lakes, the largest (Lake Superior) of whose shores I live on. Michigan is sometimes lumped into ...more

Cooling down after a hot run
by Run Girl Run
posted May 26, 2010 at 2:06pm

The weather this month has been incredibly weird around these parts. The past few weeks it's been cold and rainy. The beginning of the month we were hitting the 90s and now we're right back to those super high temps with lots of humidity.It's made for som...more

'The Ultimate Runner' makes me reconsider my training
by Run Girl Run
posted May 25, 2010 at 1:43pm

A couple of weeks ago, Tom and Amy from the Runners' Lounge sent me a copy of The Ultimate Runner, the book they've been working on pulling together for the last year-ish.I've finally just gotten around to reading it and I've got to say, this book is insp...more

Adventures, big and small, and with pancakes
by Byline to Finish Line
posted May 24, 2010 at 12:20pm

Really? They have got to be kidding. How can they run so easily? How can they chat up a storm? Um, didn’t they say they were going to do five easy miles? Yes, my friends Sue and Nicole put the beating down on my during one of my easy runs last week. Th...more

Catastrophic swims
by Byline to Finish Line
posted May 20, 2010 at 11:49pm

In all honesty, I was hoping for an easy workout. It was my transition day. Technically, transition day is the last day of vacation, but in my world, it’s the bridge day — the day when I’m home from travels, starting to scroll through the work email...more

Softball Hitting Tip - Be Sure the Front Side is Firm
by Softball Performance Blog
posted May 19, 2010 at 2:00pm

Guest post by Ken Krause, Life in the Fastpitch Lane blog In the last few years, much has changed in the way fastpitch softball players are taught to hit. The entire technique is much closer to the way Major League Baseball players hit – in fact, th...more

Trial Gym Membership Fail
by Run Girl Run
posted May 18, 2010 at 3:32pm

Yesterday I had a plan to check out the spin classes at my local gym. Since this week looks to be pretty low key for me, I decided it was a good time to print off the gym's week long free pass and get a feel for the classes and the crowds and whether or n...more

Throwing Iron Around
by Chic Runner
posted May 12, 2010 at 5:27pm

Dearest Gym, Tonight you and I shall be reunited. I know, it’s been some time since I’ve stepped foot into your dimly lit and overly mirrored areas, but I’m pretty excited to let these pythons out of their cage. Snake alert. Hopefully while I’m ...more

Good news: More teen girls lift weights
by Athletic Women Blog
posted May 11, 2010 at 8:33pm

But this good news comes with a caveat, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. Girls are hitting the weight room more than ever before, and not surprisingly that has come with a price—more injuries occurring in the weight room. The price, however, is a s...more

Free Timberline Snowboard Camp Session Anyone???
by Westbound Boarder
posted May 10, 2010 at 3:28pm

StillNotSponsored.com has teamed up with Timberline Lodge to offer all of you shred heads out there an opportunity to attend Timberline Summer Snow Camp for FREE! To enter, upload a 30 second video of yourself explaining why you should be chosen to go to ...more

Softball Pitching - If you can't throw it hard it's not a ChangeUp
by Softball Performance Blog
posted May 10, 2010 at 1:33pm

Guest post by Ken Krause, Life in the Fastpitch Lane blog Lately I’ve had the opportunity to get out and watch some games – some with pitchers I coach, some with pitchers I don’t. It’s a great opportunity to take everything out of the theoreti...more

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