Five:
1. The chicken and egg debate has been displaced by this one
2. Boston adds 9,000 slots to the race
3. Run with this monstrosity in the Alabama summer and you’ll rip it off within a mile from the heat!
4. The jacket looks like something out of Tron
5. Phase of menstrual cycle may be a factor in ACL tears in women? fascinating!
Five:
1. How to train year round: Periodization
2. Learning to trust your training
3. Cool things!
4. Five ways to remove dead toenails
5. How exercise changes fat and muscle cells
Five for the weekend:
2. The Bike snob eviscerates Portland’s “bike culture”
3. Really nice tips on treating running injuries
4. How Pam Smith went from 29 hours to winning Western States in a year (don’t ignore her training tips, non-ultra people. good stuff for everyone!)
5. This looks fun! Beware–small hill at mile 10 (scroll down for elevation chart)
And one to show you there is a lot of good in this world
Now dry your eyes and get back to work
Welcome to August:
1. No way this ends badly, right?
2. Yah. I’ve seen more of the track this summer than I ever have
3. Matt is an inspiration to me, and I’ so proud of his 100 miler! But where does he get his protein!?
4. I should try this on easy days
5. What do YOU think about when you run?
1. At least until one or all of them get hurt in training
2. Ultra runner getting a Bronx street named after him
3. So, we are in the middle of the “second running boom”
4. I applied to be part of this team. Really wanted to do this. someday
5. Dudes! Chill!!
Remember: “All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz, and I’m fine!”
1. Mo vs Usain?
2. I may not be a mother, but I share these sentiments, especially #3 and #4
3. Nice race report from a trail race where running is hard
4. Like this advice. Also like his coffee
5. This I love. Love John Wooden’s style. Coaches are teachers. Simple as that. If you are a coach, don’t be the goober no one likes because you are full of yourself, or think your point is best taken with shouts
Five for Monday:
1. Why some running distances aren’t as popular
2. Good advice
3. I live in an area where cars refuse to give me an inch. I share their anger
4. At once fascinating and unsurprising
5. Sage Canaday wins again: Speedgoat 50K
have a great week
Five to start the weekend:
1. Good running advice here
2. Gonna try this when I start mile repeats in a couple of weeks
3. Marshall Ullrich reports on Badwater
4. love this!
5. Nice explanation of Cardiac Drift–what many of us are experiencing this summer
Have a great weekend!
Five:
1. Why bib cycling shorts are better than regular cycling shorts
2. A great piece on pacing for Ultras
3. Girls who walk to school are smarter
4. Could it be?? Good points here
5. Interesting: altitude training in a bottle?
Remember: no one likes a pooping hoax!
The Five:
1. Cool. History of Tri Bikes (pt 1)
3. Want to avoid injury? Run MORE
4. Am I too old to win the Tour de France? (Yes, I am)
5. Trail running safety tips for women
Five:
1. Five questions with a guy who has run everyday for 45 years
2. Another tips on how to avoid GI distress during exercise
3. What are the best marathons for travelers?
4. Would be better than finding and standing in line at bag check!
5. This study makes me think of This quote from Plato:
“Moderation, which consists in an indifference about little things, and in a prudent and well-proportioned zeal about things of importance, can proceed from nothing but true knowledge, which has its foundation in self-acquaintance.”
Go find yourself today
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