TGIF5 (Thank God it’s the Friday 5), Friday 5:
1. Plank bad for runners? hmmm
2. Hope I can be this guy in a couple of years.
3. Really interesting training diary
4. If you’ve been running a while, you’ve probably sampled all of these.
5. What’ll they think of next, “Philosopher soccer?”
Here’s a bonus: I am buying this book!
Run in any direction you wish today!
Here’s the five:
1. Find your runner name? Bibsy O’Plantar? um, no
2. More info on Lactate threshold.
3. Another from Alex Hutchinson and a couple of weeks old, but so relevant to my training right now. I am dealing with allowing myself to fail in training runs. Pushing harder.
4. Oooookay. I will not be the Ned Beatty chacter. No sir, I will not! (google “deliverance, squeal like a pig scene”)
5. I’ve loaded this site in my RSS syndicator. And you should too!
Run like you’re chased by people from Georgia! 😉
Here ya go–5:
1. Kenyans and PEDs? Just doesn’t seem right.
2. If anyone deserved a statue, it is these two amazing people.
3. Ultrarunner Podcast had an interview with the race director of this race, so I am interested in following the results. Women’s preview
4. Lake Sonomoa men’s preview.
5. Never too late to register for the “Man vs. Horse Marathon!”
Run like a horse today!
April 9. A great day in World History. Here’s the five:
1. 91? 3:04? Jeez. I’ve got work to do!
3. Janet is a nursing student at JSU, where I work!
4. Setting goals and why they need to be scary to us.
5. I’m due a re-fitting soon. Good tips.
Run like it’s my birthday today! 😉
Here’s the 5:
1. All about the core and glutes. Strength training for runners
2. Meb is out of Boston
3. This looks like a good read!
4. Trail & Ultra Interview with Robin Arzon, who does some cool stuff.
5. Knitting while running a marathon? Makes joggling look like kid’s play
Run like a knitter today!
Here’s the five:
1. Something near and dear to my heart and brain: ideas on long run pacing for marathons. Thanks, Peter!
2. From Peter’s blog, he linked this by Amby Burfoot. (I want to try this soon.)
3. How fast should we run on our easy run days?
4. Oops.
5. Paris marathoners will create energy for Paris.
Run like a kid today!
Here’s your 5 for Thursday:
1. Stretching. When? Why? How?
2. Are these girls too young to run long miles? (Yah, I know this is an old story, but it is new to me.) Your thoughts on when children should run long miles?
3. Why We DNF.
4. Wonder how this translates to marathon training and performance?
Run strong today!
Here is The Wednesday 5!
1. Wanna run Marine Corps Marathon? Too late!
2. From the article above I pulled an interesting graphic about marathon growth since 1976.
3. Ultras can be fun, but this one? I dunno…
4. Runners World wants to make your Walt Disney World Marathon weekend a great one. All you have to do is put a second mortgage on your home.
5. This link about the NY Road Runners is 2 weeks old, but I found it intriguing given a conversation I had about the NY Marathon yesterday.
Run happy today!
Here are 5 items I thought interesting for today.
1. Pete gives us a report about Vibrams and foot fractures
2. Trail and Ultra gives us the “Great Sock Debate”
3. Stuart links to a RunKeeper April Fools video that will make you laugh!
4. Here is a collection of internet-based April Fools jokes from yesterday
5. This item about Paula Radcliffe is a few days old, but still relevant. And sad.
Have a great day.
(Trying a new thing here. I want to link to 5 of the most interesting things I read each morning. Let me know what you think)
1. Big Changes for Western States 😉
2. New fun blog for me. Runners Trip (thanks for the interview UltraRunner Podcast!)
3. The return of Zola Budd
4. Good Question! “Should distance runers lift heavy?”
5. Running USA Half Marathon Report
Tomorrow I run my first 50K. Only 8 years old, the Mt Cheaha 50K is fast gaining a reputation as one of the more challenging races in the Southeast. Highly technical trails, including loose round stones for a 3-4 mile section of the course, a one mile climb up “Blue Hell” at mile 28, a couple of deep stream crossings, bear warnings, and a total elevation gain of 7,000 feet over the course makes this a fun first 50K for me. (Of course, I say that now, before I run the race!).
Since mid-December, I’ve driven myself the 40 mile on-way trip to train on the course that takes us through the Talladega National Forest and into Cheaha State Park to the highest point in Alabama. Every Saturday at 7:30 we have trained on segments of the course– first half (much more technical and dangerous) and the second half (more traditional rolling hills, pretty scenerey, Blue Hell). I know the course well, and there are no surprises, except the weather, which now promises to be wet. Rain in the forecast, with temps ranging from high 30s to high 50s through the course of the day.
Funny thing about ultra raining. I recall one time my friend Mike (Dirtdawg50k on twitter) said about ultras, “Start slow, and go slower.” He’s right. For so long I’ve been fixated on road running, racing marathons, and meeting a prescribed pace and mileage goal. And it took me a few long trail runs to get over the fact that it was ok for a 4 hour run to result in only 14 miles! At first, I was shocked as my mind saw numbers only, not hills or mountains or creeks to be climbed and crossed.
And what’s with this “watching-where-you’re-stepping” business in trail running? On the road, I can zone out, lose myself and never look at the ground. On the trail, My mind is always on alert. “Is that a rock? or a deadly round snake!? What animal left that poop?!” After the first few long trail runs, my mind was exhausted from paying attention!
Nevertheless, it has been a wonderful break from road running and marathon pace training. I needed to slow down, enjoy the scenery, and fall in love with trails.
Race report in a few days. Until then, here is a GoPro video filmed by one of last year’s finishers. Gnarly stuff ahead. https://vimeo.com/37490583
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