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August 5, 2011
Wait, wait, weight?
Throughout all this training, I’m bound to make some mistakes. Several of them are now manifesting in one of my quantitative stats: In the last month I’ve gained almost 5 pounds! And it’s not all good weight because my body fat percentage has gone up about 1.5% too! I’m noticing it physically around my mid-section too. How embarrassing to be running over 40km each week and still get fatter! I am well aware that it is unwise to weigh yourself regularly because fluctuations are normal and can lead to unnecessary stress. I also readily acknowledge that too many people, even[…continue reading]
July 28, 2011
Little light reading…
Unpacked my bag and took an inventory of all the literature I’ve collected to read. I may need more than a weekend to get through all of this: –Running Room’s Book on Running by John Stanton –Marathoning for Mortals by John “The Penguin” Bingham and Coach Jenny Hadfuekd –The 100-Mile Diet by Alisa Smith & J.B. MacKinnon –Running Anatomy by Joe Puleo and Dr. Patrick Milroy –Running Room Magazing July/August 2011 –Runner’s World May, July and August 2011 –iRun Magazine 2011 Issue 4 Special thanks to Vanessa at www.vanessaruns.com for sending me Marathoning for Mortals and The 100-Mile Diet. I’m[…continue reading]
June 23, 2011
New Season
I suppose it’s rather arbitrary saying that yesterday I started a new running season, but all the signs were there: Set of races ended, took a 14 day break, starting new routine and clinic, fixed watch and officially started summer! Let me elaborate on these a bit. I finished a gauntlet of races in May which was 90km of races divided into 4 races in just 5 weeks. That stretch had been on my radar for months, and finishing it so well was a great feeling. Since I’m not racing again until the end of July, I’d safely consider that[…continue reading]
