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| Back In The Flock |
| Submitted by Rickshaw :: Sun Mar 11, 2007 12:13 pm :: View more Personal Log |
| After a long absence, I'm back with my running club, and it feels good. I originally joined last spring, and at first I went to the weekly workouts pretty regularly. They're a friendly, positive group, and the workouts were always tiring but fun. As summer ended, though, I started to lose my enthusiasm for running in general, and didn't go to the club workouts as often. After mid-September I stopped going entirely, mostly stopped running by October, and sat on my butt a lot. |
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| Spamalot |
| Submitted by Rickshaw :: Thu Mar 01, 2007 11:54 pm :: View more Personal Log |
| I spent some time de-spamming Runworks today. If you visited in the last couple of days, you probably noticed the appearance of a whole bunch of posts about what Lindsey Lohan is doing with Catherine Zeta Jones, or something else not safe for work viewing. Thanks, but no thanks. I decided I needed to tighten up security around here to help keep spam out, so I opened up my toolbox and got to work. |
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| Ha, ha...point well taken. I guess there's no perfect mouse... mfox Sun Mar 18, 2007 11:17 am |
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| Dusting Off The Trainers |
| Submitted by Rickshaw :: Sun Dec 17, 2006 11:49 am :: View more Personal Log |
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| Keeping the Weight Off |
| Submitted by Rickshaw :: Sun Nov 19, 2006 1:26 pm :: View more Personal Log |
| I should be a tub of lard, but I'm not. I seem to have been lucky enough to get "thin" genes, if such a thing exists. For a year, I ran all the time, and ate all the time, and maintained my weight around 140-145. Since October 1, I've barely run at all, I still eat all the time, and my weight hasn't changed at all. In fact, by some definitions I'm underweight. |
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| New Runworks Format |
| Submitted by Rickshaw :: Sun Nov 19, 2006 1:08 pm :: View more Personal Log |
| Attention Runworks shoppers! Today I'm introducing a change to Runworks' format, replacing the generic news bites on the front page with my personal running musings. Nobody (including myself) seemed very interested in those news bites anyway, so you won't see any more of them. Instead, Runworks will adopt a more blog-style format, chronicling my own running trials and tribulations, and my thoughts on running topics large, small, and offbeat. For the majority of visitors who like to read but not post, this will give you something (interesting?) to keep coming back to the site. And for those who like to join the discussion, you can still post comments about any of my blog entries, or create your own discussion topics in the forums as before. Here we go! |
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| General Fitness vs. Athletic Achievement |
| Submitted by Rickshaw :: Sat Jul 15, 2006 12:02 pm :: View more General Running Topics |
| Telling someone to spend an hour on a stair stepper is more of a sentence than a goal, but crossing a finish line is a real accomplishment. For those seeking to improve their fitness, the "glow" of that first race often spurs a drive to keep racing and reaching new levels of fitness. They set new goals beyond simple fitness improvements. Participating and competing in endurance events becomes a hobby and way of life. Matt Russ takes a look at this phenomenon, and the physical and mental benefits enjoyed by the fittest of the fit. |
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| Lactic Acid Is Not Muscles' Foe, It's Fuel |
| Submitted by Rickshaw :: Wed Jun 21, 2006 4:54 pm :: View more Medicine and Nutrition |
| Is lactic acid a friend or foe? Most athletes believe its buildup in the muscles causes pain and fatigue, but a recent New York Times article says we've got it all wrong. According to the author, lactic acid isn't your muscles' foe, but its fuel. Muscles make it deliberately, producing it from glucose, and they burn it to obtain energy. The idea that lactic acid is bad has its roots in century-old experiments with frog legs, and was never strongly challenged. Says George A. Brooks, biology professor at UC Berkeley, "It's one of the classic mistakes in the history of science." What do you think? |
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| Good point. Maybe the masses that read the New York Times... aquastang Fri Jul 28, 2006 11:46 pm |
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| Is Barefoot Better? |
| Submitted by Rickshaw :: Wed Jun 07, 2006 10:31 am :: View more Training Techniques |
| While most runners opt for sturdy, well-cushioned running shoes, a growing number of athletes are going without shoes at all. Is barefoot running better? Health Journal examines the barefoot phenomenon. Interest has picked up with Nike's recent introduction of the Nike Free shoe, which it claims mimics the sensation of running barefoot. Research has shown that barefoot runners use about 4 percent less oxygen than shod runners. Other studies suggest barefoot athletes naturally compensate for the lack of cushioning and land more softly than runners in shoes, putting less shock and strain on the rest of the body. Barefoot runners also tend to land in the middle of their foot, which can improve running form and reduce injury. Minimalist footwear can also protect the feet without impeding the barefoot experience. Two options are a foot-glove called the Vibram FiveFingers developed to keep sailors from slipping on their boats, and a toeless nylon band used by dancers. |
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| I've used FiveFingers, and I've done a lot of run coaching with... billycat Thu Dec 06, 2007 7:17 am |
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| Running When The Mercury Rises |
| Submitted by Rickshaw :: Sun Jun 04, 2006 12:32 pm :: View more General Running Topics |
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| Nike, Apple Unveil iPod Running Gear |
| Submitted by Rickshaw :: Tue May 23, 2006 5:52 pm :: View more Gear Reviews |
| With iPod headphones dangling from seemingly every runner's ears these days, it was only a matter of time before Apple teamed up with an athletic gear company to make a specifically runner-focused product. Today Apple and Nike announced a jointly developed wireless system to enable certain Nike shoes with an embedded speed/distance sensor to communicate with Apple's iPod Nano music player. Data on running time, distance, pace and calories burned would be stored on the iPod, which could then display the information on-screen or deliver it audibly through headphones. Celebrity athlete Lance Armstrong assisted with the product launch announcement, predicting "it will take working out to a whole other level." The Nike+iPod Sport Kit is expected to be available in two months at a price of $29, while the first compatible Nike shoes will be the $100 Nike+ Air Zoom Moire. |
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