Archive for June, 2008

Monday Treadmill Run

Posted by Steve

June 23, 2008

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Just went through the motions tonight and ran for about 40 minutes on the treadmill. Yet again it was too smoky outside for a comfortable run and I didn’t want […]

McMillan Custom Marathon Training Program

Posted by Steve

June 22, 2008

I’ve been fan of the McMillan Running Calculator for many years; the accuracy of some of “his” race predictions has been nothing short of uncanny in numerous instances.
Greg McMillan is a runner, exercise scientist and coach who has the unique ability to combine the science of endurance performance with the art of real-world coaching […]

10k Race Against The Garmin 305 Virtual Partner

Posted by Steve

June 22, 2008

Yesterday’s rest day did the trick - my knee joints felt much better today and the residual upper body soreness from the hundred push ups plan has disappeared too. I fancied a slightly quicker run today so decided to race my Garmin Forerunner 305 over a 10k course. If you weren’t aware, the 305 has […]

Here We Go Again: One Hundred Push Ups Week 2 Day 1

Posted by Steve

June 22, 2008

Here we go again with Day 1 of the second week of the hundred push ups plan.
Last Thursday I was able to finish Week 1 quite strongly and felt quietly confident about my chances of getting through Week 2 without too much of a problem.
The plan had me sticking with column 3 of the […]

Worst eBay Misspellings Competition

Posted by Steve

June 21, 2008

There’s a great competition going on over at TypoBuddy at the moment where $50 in eBay gift certificates are up for grabs!
All you have to do is visit TypoBuddy, enter a search term and discover the worst eBay misspelling you can find. An example would be Addidas instead of Adidas. Get the idea?
To enter the […]

A Sluggish Nine Miler

Posted by Steve

June 20, 2008

Struggled a bit tonight and was glad to get back home for a shower. My knees felt a bit sore and my right foot bothered me a little - I probably looked a right site hobbling along (that’s how I felt anyway). It’s either the extended Kara Goucher workout I did the other night […]