Whenever I get my weekly recap up on Saturday it makes me feel like I am winning at life. (Since lately they’ve only been done every few weeks). This weekend is the first relaxing one in awhile…so I’m taking advantage of having lots of time post long run to foam roll, sit around in my sweaty clothes, and blog. Week of 7/13-7/19: Sunday: Rest Monday: 4.2 miles easy (9:38 pace) I started wearing my HRM again this ... Read the Post...
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Like a Fish Out of Water
What’s worse than a fish out of water? How about a runner trying to swim? It’s not that I can’t swim. I mean I can keep myself from drowning and get from one side of the pool to the other. But my form is bad enough to scare the other swimmers out of the pool. I remember the first summer I had met Rob he made a comment about how bad my swimming form was. After swimming about 8 feet across my backyard ... Read the Post...
Thinking Out Loud #11: Food, Storms, and More
I’m not really sure what’s on my mind this week, so I’m just gonna start typing and see where it goes. Once again, thanks for Amanda for hosting Thursdays are for Thinking Out Loud! Thinking Out Loud #11: Food, Storms, and More 1. Blogging People who don’t blog probably have no understanding of “hosting” or “link-ups”. I know I didn't understand it until a few months after I started blogging. A few weeks ago I ... Read the Post...
The Great Stretching Debate
This can be a tricky topic, as stretching seems to be highly debated recently among fitness professionals ands sports medicine providers. I know I have been told by different medical professionals quite a bit of contradicting information. The most recent advice I have been given is to not stretch, except for my hip flexors, which I will talk about later. For some this may be crazy talk, but hear me out. Luckily at that ... Read the Post...