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Laziness
By admin on Feb 26, 2009 | In Running
I know I am entitled to it after all these months of working out and working hard in my job. I decided to do something grand this week: Do nothing! And it's working pretty well for me.
It has been a hectic week and I swear, every afternoon, I keep pr… more »
My New PR
By admin on Feb 22, 2009 | In Running
After worrying about this race due to my recent bout with cold ( I am still coughing actually) I tried to pull this last half marathon held in Fort Lauderdale. It's my 3 half marathons in 3 months. Surprisingly, I did good with this last one clocking 02:… more »
Post Run Soreness; Sleep; Ten percent Rule
By admin on Feb 18, 2009 | In Running
What I worried about, my cold, is almost all gone, except for the occasional coughs here and there ( I don't trust the ventilation of my work place - every time I work, I feel sinus issues which clears up when I stay home. We probably need to clean the… more »
Warning to Cyclists
By admin on Feb 16, 2009 | In Running
And swimmers too. Make sure you put some mechanical stress on bones at times:
From LA Times more »
2 hours Long Run before work
By admin on Feb 15, 2009 | In Running, Others
As promised, I woke up early today so I could drive to the park and do a long run. I did run for two hours. Obviously I was hurting in the end but I still managed to work for five hours afterwards. The moment I had the chance, I immediately quit work and… more »
Crossed fingers; 45 min slow run treadmill
By admin on Feb 14, 2009 | In Running
Since my nose is cleared and I feel lighter, I have started my slow running on a treadmill today in preparation for my long run tomorrow. I am doing this to save my Feb 22 half marathon race in Fort Lauderdale which I could possibly skip due to my recent… more »
Recovery?
By admin on Feb 11, 2009 | In Running, Health
This is so far the best day I had since my cold started last Friday. My work since Monday was so heavy I just immediately slipped into coma on my bed after each day. Yesterday I was a lot better but I was still suffering from runny nose and painful sinus… more »
Cool
By admin on Feb 10, 2009 | In Running
I feel a little better now. I've returned back to work yesterday, Monday and still felt a little sluggish. I continued with the green tea, dark chocolate thing, orange, bananas. I refused not to take over the counter meds because they are troublesome to… more »
Treadmills and Running after 40
By admin on Feb 7, 2009 | In Running
Links from Active.com:
4 Ways to Make Treadmill Work outs Fun
How To Run Your Best in your 40s more »
Experimenting
By admin on Feb 7, 2009 | In Running
So today I am suffering from a cold. These are my steps for what I think would be fast recovery:
1. I am taking at least 3 days off
2. I am sleeping as much as I can (this will boost the immune system).
3. This morning, I went to the grocery early… more »
Are supplements ok?
By admin on Feb 7, 2009 | In Health
Ok, I am frequenting this site right now because I am forcing myself to rest. I've pushed myself a little extra the last couple of weeks (2 half marathons, sleepless nights and occasional get together parties with friends, one 5k, and nearly everyday vi… more »
Do vitamins work?
By admin on Feb 7, 2009 | In Running
It seems that vitamins are losing their value -- check this out: News Keep Getting Worse For Vitamins(This is a link from New York Times)
And this one is not so good news either for back pains: Scans For Back Pain Ineffective (from NY Times) more »
Rest and more rest
By admin on Feb 6, 2009 | In Running, Diet, Exercise
I think I overdid it so now I am suffering from a cold. The weather in Florida had dropped so significantly that lots of people became ill. Anyway, I have put a hold of all my plans this week-end and I am now devouring books to keep myself updated. First… more »
Rest/Sleep
By admin on Feb 4, 2009 | In Running
Yeah, I really need it now. I am turning off the lights and saying g'night. more »
75min treadmill am, 60 min leg work-out pm
By admin on Feb 3, 2009 | In Running, Others
For today, I did a treadmill run in am for approximately 75 minutes and after work I did leg work-out for another hour while listening to the book 'Outlier' in my Ipod.
I've also been looking closer and closer to exercise/health/fitness subjects via i… more »
gym work-out, uppers, 1 hour
By admin on Feb 2, 2009 | In Running, Exercise
i did my upper strengthening today. i was so pooped from work but i managed pretty good. my right elbow is a little uncomfortable. i think i overdid my triceps today. tomorrow will be cardio. more »
Been a while
By admin on Feb 2, 2009 | In Running, Others
I did a 5k Sunday morning. I accompanied a friend who did it the first time. Then I went straight home to catch up on sleep. I've been busy the whole week and week-end, doing some mental work (yeah, I'm preparing for GRE and LSAT and GMAT just for the he… more »
