training
The secret of speed
Here it is: When you want to slow down, don’t. There. Yes, this post exists for the sole purpose of moving my resume picture down and eventually off the page. Memory, all alone in the moonlight…
Randomness from the barefoot pulpit
1. Bob Neinast of the Society For Barefoot Living has a good post about foot sliding, inspired by that Dual Survival show on Discovery. I haven’t seen the show (no reason, just haven’t). 2. I went for a trail run yesterday in the vffs. The recently broken toe was wiggle-able enough to get the thing [...]
Michael Jordan is a jerk
That’s right, I’m calling out basketball’s greatest. In every Hanes commercial he’s in, he’s always annoyed with and disdainful of people who are just happy to be near him and wearing his sponsor’s product. He’s been mean to Will Smith Cuba Gooding Jr (woops. Hey, it was three years ago), Charlie Sheen, and that Bacon [...]
Core workout for morons
1. Carry metal fence posts on shoulder from truck to wooded lot. 2. On the way, wack trees with the posts so that they dig into the side of your neck. 3. Pound fence posts through hard dirt and roots. 4. Show wife accomplishments. 5. Pull the posts out (hint: use your legs!) after wife [...]
Three-Run Thursday report
Dena has a good write up here. She did a better job keeping her energy levels up for the last run than I did. I think her secret was coffee and peanut m&ms. Me, I felt great for the first two. The last run was rough from the start. First run, 7am, fueled by a [...]
