Monthly Archives: October 2009

Mixing It Up I’m not really sure how to categorize today’s run as it incorporated three different disciplines.  I felt like a DJ on the wheels of steel:

Days Run: Tuesday (Hill repeats)

What a weekend if you are a fitness, endurance, or running fan … Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii on Saturday and the Chicago Marathon on Sunday.  I watched the Ironman World Championship on my laptop yesterday … amazing performances … Continue reading →

LRs couldn’t care less whether you are a little fatigued from a previous hard run or perhaps suffering from the effects of a nagging cold.  Miles are miles.  It’s you against you, with the road as a not so innocent bystander.  … Continue reading →

Like many runners, I’m trying to balance distance with speed.  I’ve been reading blogs, running sites, etc. in my pursuit of locking down an effective routine to accomplish both goals.  I came across an interesting approach by Bert Yasso, Runner’s … Continue reading →

While I have not had a race in almost two months, I have been thinking more about race fitness and my ever-evolving training program.  I came across an interesting article about assessing and adjusting training in Running Times.  Apparently there … Continue reading →

I need to be a weatherman.  What other “profession” can you consistently make predictions and pay no consequences and what not when you are wrong 95% of the time?  I’m now wise to the failures of Weather.com and clowns on … Continue reading →

Central Park North Woods

Days Run: Wednesday (Tempo)

After yesterday’s false start, I am happy to report I did make it out for a long run this morning.  I slept a bit better last night and it looks like the girls’ colds have stabilized.  So before I could … Continue reading →