Mad biking skills: Road Bike Party 2 Video: now someone must try this on an...
This is an awesome video of some pretty intense biking skills as three of the sorld's most talented trials riders do their moves on a road bike. Martyn Ashton, Chris Akrigg and Danny MacAskill are the...
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Runners World and Running Times magazine subscriptions for $4 per year
I stopped getting my subscriptions to both of these magazines earlier this year and never renewed until today when I saw this really good deal. I picked up a subscription to both magazines for $4 per...
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Jeff Bauman: Alive and Living in the Moment
Here is a nice New York Times article and video on the recovery of Jeff Bauman: Alive and Living in the Moment. "Jeff Bauman lost his legs in the Boston Marathon bombings, and his easygoing manner has...
View ArticleWhat is it like to outkick Kenenisa Bekele?
This video showed up on my Youtube recommendations today. It shows the finish of a road race in Holland. At first Kenenisa Bekele unloads a massive kick to go from fourth place to catching the leader....
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How to release your tight glute medius and minimus muscles
Despite taking a long time to get myself running again, my hip feels slightly better every week or so. I know I have pretty good mobility in the hip joint (after arthroscopic labral tear surgery almost...
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The secret to running success or the cause of running injuries: hip structure?
I found a wonderful post on the differences and variety in hip structures that helps you visualize the unseen workings or at least the set up of how our femurs insert in the pelvis. Because we only see...
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Move Like An Animal: Learn to Pandiculate: Free ebook through Monday
Have your muscles forgotten how to move? Somatics is a form of therapy based on the idea that muscles can suffer something called "sensory motor amnesia" in which certain muscles might have forgotten...
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Birthday ElliptiGO Miles
Well, I hit another age landmark and for the first time, I feel old: 55 years old that is. I decided to try a new tradition: ride my age in miles sometime during my birthday week. Because I live in New...
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2014 Sidehiller 4 mile Snowshoe Race
The 2014 Sidehiller Snowshoe Race was a chilly and windy start to my snowshoe season. I have only run about 50 miles or so since getting my ElliptiGO last July and only four of those miles were on...
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1982 Commonwealth Games Marathon video
Here is a recently uploaded video of the second half of one of the greatest marathons ever run. This race was just a few months after the Salazar/ Beardsley Duel in the Sun. Start at about 57 minutes...
View Article2014 New Balance Games Grand Prix in Boston
Had a great time with my daughter watching the champion track athletes compete at the 2014 New Balance Grand Prix at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston. Lots of crazy things happened. Cam Levins, a...
View Article2014 Horse Hill Snowshoe Race
photos courtesy of Gianina LindseyLast weekend I raced in the Horse Hill Snowshoe race in Merrimack, NH. I am not exactly sure "race" is the correct word as I am transitioning to a different mode of...
View Article2014 Kingman Farm Moonlight Snowshoe Race
The problem with the Kingman Farm Moonlight Snowshoe race was not the race itself, it was getting there and then getting home. This Acidotic Racing Team race is held at 6 pm so that you can run through...
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2014 Exeter Hullabaloo Snowshoe Race
There are a lot of things I enjoy about snowshoe racing:- getting outdoors running through the woods in the middle of winter-it is beautiful!- every course and every day is completely different with...
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2014 USA Dion National Snowshoe Championships
The 2014 USA Dion National Snowshoe Championships was a spectacular affair. I am so glad that I decided to attend this event to be part of the mix and to experience this first class race. When they...
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2014 Granite State Snowshoe Championships
Wow, it was the last snowshoe race of the year and I am glad it is over and thrilled with what I was able to accomplish. The Granite State Snowshoe Championships held at Bear Brook State Park in New...
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Injury-Free Running: How to Build Strength, Improve Form, and Treat/Prevent...
I recently picked up the book, Injury-Free Running: How to Build Strength, Improve Form, and Treat/Prevent Injuriesby Dr. Thomas Michaud and I have enjoyed glancing through it. It looks like a good...
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The Science of Marathon Running
A bunch of cool adaptations in the human body allow us to run miles in a marathon. Check out this video that explains it all.The science involved in marathon running. (from It's Okay To Be Smart and...
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Recover your Face: Dollar Shave Club vs. Gillette Fusion vs. Dorco
Yeah, I know this is not really running related, but I have been using Gillette razors for years. I had been using the Gillette Fusion system for years and had been happy with it except that the blades...
View Article1964 Boston Marathon Documentary Video: Long lost and worth the watch!
Here is a recently uploaded long lost documentary video of the 1964 Boston Marathon. It is well worth a watch to see Boston in the old days before the running boom. This is a gem!Featured in the video...
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