Archive for January, 2008

Mud In Your Eye 5k

Posted by Steve

January 19, 2008

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Just thought I’d post the MotionBased Viewport from this morning’s Mud In Your Eye 5k XC race. My finish time was around 19 minutes 10 seconds, which means I […]

Some time over the weekend I’ll be starting Level 3 of the 6-Week Essential Abs Program. Weeks 3 and 4 turned out to be quite challenging in the end - the number of abdominal exercises increased from three to six and a more advanced lower back exercise was introduced.
Level 3 (Weeks 5 and […]

Mud In Your Eye XC 5k Prediction

Posted by Steve

January 18, 2008

Tomorrow is my first cross country race of 2008 - the aptly named Mud In Your Eye 5k, held at Mount Trashmore in Virginia Beach, VA.
KaleRunning.com are the Race Management company responsible for the popular three race series which is now in it’s fourth year!
Tonight I’m enjoying a rest night after a fairly busy and […]

Second Fastest Marathon Of All Time For Gebrselassie

Posted by Steve

January 18, 2008

Yesterday, Haile Gebrselassie ran the second fastest marathon in history [2.04.53], to win the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon, 27 seconds shy of his own record set in Berlin three months ago.
A suicidal early pace, however, shows that even the very best athletes sometimes get it wrong. Gebra made the halfway mark in 61.27, a massive […]

Tempo Treadmill Run

Posted by Steve

January 17, 2008

Despite having running gear in my car and every intention to run after work, the miserable afternoon weather made it an easy decision to drive straight home and run on the treadmill instead. The 45 minute workout wasn’t the most exciting or challenging treadmill run I’ve ever had, but a better option than getting cold […]

Triple Bike/Run & The End Of Essential Abs Week 4

Posted by Steve

January 16, 2008

Wednesday evening means a midweek bike/run workout, so I decided to do a similar workout to last week - 10 minutes on the bike, followed by 10 minutes on the treadmill, repeated three times. The only thing I did different was incorporate alternate minutes of standing on the bike - great for the quads and […]