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January 4, 2013
Brief History of the Marathon
I wrote this as part of an e-mail to my new Marathon Clinic as motivation. I think it was worth sharing here too: For some of you this is your first marathon. For others in the clinic, it’s your 13th or something! As (soon-to-be) marathoners, you will join an elite company of people who have partaken in this grueling challenge. From what I understand, less than 1% of the human population will even run a marathon. You will join the legend of the marathon! The legend of the marathon starts in ancient Greece. After the Battle of Marathon in August[…continue reading]
January 3, 2013
Going “Pro”
A few weeks ago I flourished my credit card and bought the dailymile PRO package. If you haven’t used dailymile before… what’s wrong with you?! One of the things I love about the running community at the recreational level is that it’s so inviting, welcoming and supportive. Some people say dailymile is like a facebook for athletes, but it’s a little different. A lot of my “friends” on dailymile are strangers I’ve never met, but I still like to motivate them and give them tips, and they do the same back. I’ve now met a lot of these people in[…continue reading]
December 25, 2012
Training On A Cruise Ship
Last week I enjoyed a week-long cruise aboard the Caribbean Princess with my family. The ship visited The Bahamas, Curacao and Aruba. While touring on the first day, we went to the gym and I signed up for a boot camp. That was a fantastic decision. I had to pay for the four sessions, but it would be very good to have scheduled classes at an intensity appropriate to my age group. The classes were lead by one of the Fitness Instructors, either Bart Lansbergen from Holland or Andrew Foster from England. They were nice small classes with only[…continue reading]
