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Tag: Training
January 31, 2013
Overtrain Train Wreck
You’d think I’d have learned by now. I went through this just a few months ago! I was so proud of myself that I ran 43km over 5 separate runs. It was my first real week of true training since the Goofy Challenge. But, I paid for it. By the end of Sunday’s 10 mile run I was struggling and suffering. I got hit with all the symptoms of the classic overtrain. I didn’t see it at first. On Monday after the run I was cranky, moody, tired and restless. And sore, really sore in my calves. I felt motivation[…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]
