For about the last six months, I’ve been trying to keep an eye on my training a little more closely. One trick I’ve found invaluable is to create a weekly narrative of my training that’s part of– but also separate from– the rest of my training data. Here’s how I’ve been doing it. Continue reading
Year: 2014
Older Athletes and Avoiding Statins
Apparently, I did a lousy job at choosing my parents. Sorry mom and dad, but the genes you gave me left me with a tendency to naturally develop high levels of LDL cholesterol. As we all know, this is a bad thing. My cardiologist originally recommended over and again that I should be on statins, which I dreaded because of their effect on athletic performance. Here’s what I did instead. Continue reading
A Run Around Medford
Last weekend, I spent some time in Medford, NJ and took one reasonably long run (about 10 miles). Running here is completely different from my home in Seattle. Here’s a quick update of my adventure. Continue reading
Polarized Training Update: Week 3
A couple of weeks ago, I started shifting over to a more polarized training pattern. Here’s a quick update on how it’s been going. Continue reading
A Poor Duathlete’s Recovery Pump
A few months ago, I blogged about CEP Clone compression gear. Compression garments are what most runners and duathletes think of when they hear term “compression.” Technically, it’s “passive compression” because it’s just a garment that isn’t doing anything “active” to remove lymph and improve circulation. There’s another much faster form of compression called “active compression” made famous by companies like Normatec, which makes compression gear that cost about as much as a pair of high-end Zipp race wheels. Being a cheapskate, I found a cheaper alternative.
Day 30 Update: The Kinetic Revolution 30-Day Challenge
Earlier this week, I finished the Kinetic Revolution 30-Day Challenge. Was it worth the time and effort? Did it improve my running? Read on for more details.
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Dit da Jow and Endurance Sports
A bunch of years ago, a new coach I was working with sustained a minor soft tissue issue (peroneal tendon, as I recall) and I offered him some dit da jow to help ease the pain and ease his recovery. Next thing you know, half of my team was being told to use the stuff. It’s fantastic, yet hardly anyone in the endurance sports community knows about it. It’s time to let the cat out the bag. Continue reading
A Better Way to Run MaxVO2 Intervals
I’m about to tell you about one of my absolute favorite workouts because it is so darn effective at making people fast at running. It’s a variation on a running workout that came out of some research about 14 years ago and it’s amazing. Continue reading
Day 24 Update: Kinetic Revolution 30-Day Challenge
This week was Phase 4 of the Kinetic Revolution 30-Day Challenge. I think some of the exercises have been pretty amazing– about as important as Phase 2 was two weeks ago. Here’s what I’ve been doing, as well as some additions I’ve made. Continue reading
The Importance of Lactate Threshold
I just wanted to write a short post clarifying my position on lactate threshold and some exciting new product information to help optimize your training. Continue reading
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