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Sunday, September 21st, 2008
Today was the Ann Arbor YMCA Birthday Bolt 5K over at County Park. This was my first 5k since May, and my first race since June. I've been busy training for the Detroit Free Press Marathon which takes place October 19th so I have not been focused on short races.
I ...
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Monday, June 9th, 2008
As of June 1st I've started using RunningAhead. This is far and away the best running oriented site I have found. It is completely free and currently houses no ads or up sells. The creator accepts donations through PayPal and operates the site as a side project.
I plan to use ...
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Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
The following are a list of running training terms that I wanted to get all in one place for reference. The definitions vary depending where you look, however these should be reasonably standard. I am using during my training. Perhaps it will help others.
Long Run
A long run is any ...
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Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
Afternoon: Biked to YMCA. Swam ~40 minutes.
500 warm up (semi hard)
10 x 50's on the 45 (med-fast)
warm down
Night: Ran 6 miles general aerobic in 47:33.
I had to stop for about 2 minutes to direct a non-English speaking guy to the bus station. Overall time was probably around 45:33. The pace ...
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Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
Night: Lifted weights for the first time in months from about 8:15pm - 9:30pm. Afterwards went into the sauana for 2x10 minute blocks to get the legs to relax a bit from Monday's race.
Lifting:
Pullups: 3 sets of 5 (overhand)
Leg Raises (calf): 3 sets of 15 with 40pds
Bench press free 2 ...
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