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Remember: Running Shoe Turnover
by Endurance Meg
posted March 22, 2010 at 10:00am
Did you know:
You should swap out shoes at least every 500miles? Sometimes, depending on the shoes, it’s more frequent than that. Lighter weight shoes typically don’t last as long.
For example, I tally mileage on my Saucony Hurricanes. When I hit ...more
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Looking forward before digging deep.
by Endurance Meg
posted March 20, 2010 at 12:14pm
Today, the wind was blustery and the snowflakes flew. I knew it. I knew it was going to happen. Did I not call it? Sometimes I hate being right. I told my advisor today I am a pessimist, but only in times when I don’t feel like getting my hopes up (or c...more
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Spring #1 has arrived
by Endurance Meg
posted March 11, 2010 at 10:44am
I must be cautious in my choice of words. You see, in the UP, spring doesn’t come just once a year. Oh, no. Typically, spring comes, and we get all excited because we can bike outside, run on roads without Yaktraks, and even (dare I say it?) sunbathe on...more
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Thoughts are things: Saving a bad workout
by Byline to Finish Line
posted March 11, 2010 at 10:15am
The first problem was deciding what to eat for dinner. After a large bowl of fresh fruit salad over late afternoon coffee with a friend, my inclination was to eat something light what with my master’s swim practice starting at 8:30 p.m. What sounded goo...more
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20 turned into 16.5
by Chic Runner
posted March 8, 2010 at 8:14pm
This weekend I really wanted to get in a 20 miler in preparation for the LA marathon which is two weeks away. I had been pumping myself up all week because I hadn’t had a great long run in a long time. I always started feeling really tired and sluggish ...more
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Smile and wave
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted March 3, 2010 at 4:24pm
People love visiting the Olympic Training Center. I guess I kind of get it…but not totally. It’s still just a bunch of training fields grouped together for different sports and they slap the Olympic rings on it and all of the sudden it seems really ...more
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McDiet video for girls hockey players
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted March 3, 2010 at 2:01pm
This is a little embarrassing. Even if you’ve only been part of the Total Female Hockey community
for a few weeks, you know all about the mistakes I made when it came to training off the ice on my way up to the next level.
I did too much, too soon,...more
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Mental Game: There will always be critics
by Softball Performance Blog
posted March 3, 2010 at 1:56pm
If there's anything I learned during my experiences with softball as a player, as a coach, and as a parent is that there will ALWAYS be critics and people who try to bring you down. Just remember, the more time, attention, and energy you spend on th...more
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Using my power
by Byline to Finish Line
posted March 2, 2010 at 4:55pm
I had suspected what was in store for me at Monday night’s master’s swim workout.
Sadly, I was correct.
It was testing day. Time for Swim Master Greg to calculate my T-time. Part of me dreaded the workout because (a) it would be hard and (b) I alrea...more
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Sarva Xero - my companion this winter!
by I Run - Therefore I Blog
posted March 2, 2010 at 10:11am
Little did I know about this winter, when I in December was longing for warm weather training in January. I read in the newspaper this morning that Oslo hasn't had temperatures above zero celsius (32F) since December 12... It's been quite miserable to be...more
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A rainy DNS and 2000 meters
by Chic Runner
posted March 1, 2010 at 9:03pm
So this weekend I woke up Saturday morning and heard it pouring rain. Not just pitter patter, little drizzle here and there. No, this rain was like down-pouring going to flood the area my car was parked rain. Again. I seriously haven’t ever seen it rain...more
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Softball throwing: How to avoid arm pain
by Softball Performance Blog
posted March 1, 2010 at 8:56pm
One very common problem among softball players and teams is throwing arm pain. This was actually a topic of conversation recently over at Ohio Fastpitch Connection and of the posters there shared a throwing video done by Marc (which you'll also be ab...more
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New kicks and training tricks
by Endurance Meg
posted February 28, 2010 at 3:43pm
Flashy (and glittery) ProGrid Omni 8s
I’ll admit it; I fell behind a bit in training. I lost motivation to get out and cross country ski. I have been staying up late (well, until 11pm or so) and waking up late (7am), and haven’t been hitting the gy...more
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Pink shoes go on first run
by Run Girl Run
posted February 23, 2010 at 5:50pm
Last night when I got home from work I had absolutely no motivation to head to the gym to get my first training run in. It was cold, dark and rainy.
But skipping my first run isn't exactly the way I wanted to start training.
So I sucked it up and heade...more
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Olympic training
by Chic Runner
posted February 18, 2010 at 11:55am
I love all sports so when the Olympics come on I get super excited. It’s so many great sports and exciting races and videos rolled into two jam packed weeks. I love watching the athletes compete and get so excited when watching certain events. I love ...more
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Lean mean no meat eating machine
by Chic Runner
posted February 17, 2010 at 5:24pm
So I’m not Catholic nor do I truly celebrate the ‘lent’ season but this year, as I have in the year’s past, I tried to think of something that would make me really challenge myself. I’ve done the fast food thing, I’ve done the soda thing, I’...more
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My limiting factor in swimming
by Endurance Meg
posted February 17, 2010 at 12:38pm
Ever since I started training for triathlon, my time in the pool has been cursed. Aside from my incessant hunger when I get out of the water (unless, of course, I end up drinking too much water to have room for food), I get these debilitating calf cramp...more
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An introduction to the track
by Byline to Finish Line
posted February 16, 2010 at 12:27pm
In theory, I should have been nervous, but I wasn’t. Ignorance, or naivete, can be a great buffer. So while looking over my workouts for the week, the greatest concern for me was the tempo run on Thursday, not today’s inaugural track workout. I kn...more
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Dealing with injury during training
by Run Girl Run
posted February 12, 2010 at 11:22am
Today is our last stop at an island. We are in Cozumel, Mexico, for the day before setting sail for Florida. If I'm lucky, I haven't burnt to a crisp yet.
Please welcome the last, but certainly not least, guest blogger of the week and my fellow Terp runn...more
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Making "Iron" Fit
by Run Girl Run
posted February 11, 2010 at 7:02pm
Today we're in Grand Cayman Island. I'm going swimming with stingrays!
Please welcome today's guest blogger, Wes, from A Code Geek's Tail. Wes is an IronMan and has completed several races of all different lengths in his career. He's also completed all t...more
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TBL: Sharing Olympic strength
by Byline to Finish Line
posted February 10, 2010 at 11:47am
Let’s just get this out of the way up front: I was completely jealous of The Biggest Loser contestants on last night’s episode. If you’re a sports fan how could you not? They spent a week at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado, meeting at...more
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What got me through the treadmill marathon
by Endurance Meg
posted February 10, 2010 at 11:33am
Question of the week: You ran a treadmill marathon?! [trust me, it's always been a question, never a statement]
Why yes, I did! Ok, now the next question: Why?
There are lots of reasons. One reason: running the ‘mill offered me a race-simulation. I ...more
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