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Tag: Review
May 30, 2012
Yay for fad diets?
I’m very apprehensive posting this, but I imagine sharing this will be a bit of motivation. I’ve always been overweight or obese, and this running and fitness thing is a very recent development in my life. Although I’ve made great improvements in my health, my body composition and weight have become stuck at a certain point. Now that I see some of my former students passing me, I realize I need to step up my nutrition to keep up. I actually had a really good handle on my weight about a year ago. Then I started training with a new[…continue reading]
May 17, 2012
Harry’s Spring Run Off 2012 Race Report
Date Event Goal Time Chip Time Gun Time 2012/04/08 Harry’s Spring Run Off <47:24.0 46:56.0 48:01.2 This race report is super-late, but I insist on having it because there are a few interesting things about this race I would like to share. This was the second time I’ve run Harry’s Spring Run Off in High Park in Toronto. This is one of first races I’ve repeated. It’s interesting to have a new experience and and old experience at the same time. And of course, I wanted to beat last year’s time of 47:24. When I ran this race in April[…continue reading]
February 24, 2012
“Running Room’s Book On Running” By John Stanton – Book Review
I got a copy of the “Running Room’s Book On Running” by John Stanton through a Facebook contest. Vanessa Rodrigues from a barefoot ultrarunner and blogger said she’d send a copy of this book to one of the people that commented on a certain post. I was the only one to post, so naturally I won a copy of the book. Considering how big John Stanton and his Running Room movement are, I’m surprised I didn’t get myself a copy a long time ago. In case you don’t know, John Stanton is the founder of the Running Room, an international[…continue reading]
