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Muscle Activation Technique: Session 4
I have completed four sessions of Muscle Activation Technique (MAT) and some interesting things are going on. I have been going in weekly and after my 2nd session of focusing on my left side, we went...
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Run in the Dark
Have you every wondered why you seem to be running faster when you run at nighttime? Well, someone studied that. Scott Douglass over at Runner's World explains why running at night feels faster. I have...
View ArticleMuscle Activation Technique: Session 5
Saturday, I had my fifth weekly Muscle Activation Technique (MAT) appointment. If I were to rate myself before starting this process as I would say that my body (alignment and movement) were about...
View ArticleMuscle Activation Technique: Session 6
Saturday was session 6 in my Muscle Activation Technique (M.A.T.) journey. Two things happened last week. One, I felt great and balanced. I feel like my bones are lining up correctly (particularly on...
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Triathlon's beginnings
This post is inspired by and for the slowtwitch thread Was there a triathlon in 1972? It is in reference to a picture of Nina Kuscsik in the November 2012 Runners World magazine. I remember when I saw...
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Power, Speed, Endurance: Mobility Chapter
Power Speed ENDURANCE: A Skill-Based Approach to Endurance Trainingis a new book written by Brian Mackenzie. The mobility chapter was written by Kelly Starrett of Mobility WOD fame. Kelly introduces...
View ArticleDebbie Heald: Amazing race and story
The December 2012 issue of Runner's World has a fantastic article centered on a grainy video clip of a race and a 16 year old American running phenom. In 1972, Debbie Heald, the 16 year old high school...
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Muscle Acitvation Technique: Session 7
I had my 7th weekly session of Muscle Activation Technique (M.A.T.) on Saturday. Thank goodness Wells Fargo sent me a surprise check for overcharging my account a few years ago on my mortgage and that...
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Patience and Consistency
Being consistent and not doing too much were the themes this week. I ran every day for a total of 18 miles. I did try to push further Friday and Saturday, but that might not have been the best idea as...
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Kim Jones: Dandelion Growing Wild
Kim was a Reebok runner for two yearsbecause of Alberto Salazar.Kim Jones ranks as one of America's most accomplished marathon runners. She could be found at the front of many prestigious marathons in...
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Muscle Activation Technique: Session 8
This week I went for my 8th session of Muscle Activation Technique work as I try to put my body back together from years of dysfunction and compensations. It was not a good week for running. I thought...
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Two Jims at the Great Gobbler
For the tenth year in a row, I ran in Nashua's Great Gobbler Thanksgiving Day 5K race. It is the only yearly race streak that I have left. The strategy was to jog through it and keep my hip safe and...
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My Top Five Favorite Running Shoes of All Time
This list of my top five running shoes of all time is solely based on my personal experience of almost 40 years of running and being a running shoe freak (my wife often calls me "Imelda"), but after...
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I'll beat you some day!
This is a Christmas tree ornament one of my students made for me a few years ago. I had promised that if anyone in my class could beat my in the Santa Fund 5K that year, that I would not require them...
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1976 Olympic Marathon Documentary: A Video Gem
Here is a fantastic video showing the 1976 Olympic Marathon. The last time I saw footage of this race was 36 years ago during the Montreal Olympics, so it is just a wonderful treat to see this video:...
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Amazing Video of the 1948 London Olympic Marathon
Three Olympics have been held in London. Each one had a marathon race. In fact, the 26.2 mile marathon standard distance was set at the 1908 London Games. Everyone knows about the famous 1908 London...
View ArticleTranscend- The World's Greatest Marathoners- Trailer
There is a new feature length running documentary coming late summer 2013 called "Transcend" Here is the newly released trailer for this movie. This trailer features the greatest runners in the world,...
View ArticleYou can now watch Bekele's World Record 5000 meters race
This has not been online before, but the Fanny Blankers-Koen Hengelo Games has now made this video of the world record race run in 2004 available online. Thank-you very much! Bekele's record was set...
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Back to Falmouth
All of a sudden, things are starting to go real well in the running department. The Muscle Activation Technique (M.A.T.) therapy I had been doing is continuing to strengthen and realign my body even...
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10 Best Running Books of 2012
This is my list of the top 10 running related books that I read this year. The links will take you to my more extensive reviews.1) Dandelion Growing Wild by Kim Jones This was the most unexpectedly...
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