Archive for January, 2010
Motivating Music: What’s Your Top Tune?
You either love it, or hate it. Running with music that is. If you are one of the millions that love running to music, you may be interested to hear that the Virgin London Marathon has teamed up with running music experts AudioFuel to create a “Runner’s Top Ten Favorite Tracks”. The soundtrack, created by [...]
Recovery Week
After three consecutive “build” weeks (52, 57 and 61 miles), it was nice to have an easier week. Sunday’s 20 miler really took a lot out of me, so the timing of the reduction in miles was pretty much perfect. Monday: First day off since Christmas Day. Tempted to run a couple of easy miles [...]
1 More Mile for Sunshine
Quick shout out to Blaine Moore of the informative Run to Win web site, who is currently on Day 25 of his 1 More Mile for Sunshine Challenge. Blaine’s goal is to raise money for Camp Sunshine by running at least 500 miles throughout the month of January. The challenge started on January 1st with [...]
Weekly Review
Not feeling as fresh as last Monday, but I guess that’s to do with another 10% mileage increase and tough cross country race/long training run on the weekend. I may be entering the zone of over training, so it’s good news that this week is a down week in terms of mileage. My body definitely [...]
Cloudveil Run Don’t Walk Vest
One of the perks of blogging about running is occasionally receiving requests from companies looking for people to test out and review their products. A couple of weeks ago I was contacted by an outdoor product marketing representative asking if I’d like to try out a variety of items including trail shoes and apparel. Naturally [...]
Last Week: A Quick Review
Nice to be feeling good on a Monday morning — no soreness, not over trained and in a good position to ramp up the miles by another 10% this week. Here’s how last week went: Monday: Easy five miles. 30F and a moderate wind out of the west. Pleasant. Tuesday: Runervals Up, Up & Up [...]
StevePre: The Unfinished Story of Running Icon Steve Prefontaine
Just received word of a new paperback released last month by publisher CreateSpace: “StevePre: The Unfinished Story of Running Icon Steve Prefontaine” — 84 full-color pages containing emotional racing passages, fast-paced writing and a design inspired by edgy, experimental 1970s Swiss Punk. Amazon.com Product Description: In 1975, Steve Prefontaine held the American record for every [...]
Tentative Early 2010 Race Schedule
Been planning some early season races and have come up with the following plan which will take me through the first three and a half months of 2010. I may add in a couple of shorter events, but have decided not to attempt the 50 this year. Race Countdown: Hair of the Dog 5k — [...]
FREE Shipping at Newton Running
Newton Running are currently offering FREE shipping for online purchases of $100 or more within the US, Canada, APO. The offer is good through the end of January. The Newton line-up is now more comprehensive than ever and includes the Sir & Lady Isaac, Motion All Weather, Gravitas, Motus, Distancia and Distancia S. Click the [...]
