Marathon Training
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Sunday, August 23rd, 2009The Cable Organizer Marathon Team is in full force. Our long run is up to 5 miles and everyone is committed to running at least 3-4 times a week. Yesterday was a good lesson in perseverance in the face of adversity. We have been running consistently for the past month. The weather has been hot, [...]
Food For Thought On Training For A Marathon
Friday, August 21st, 2009Almost as important as a disciplined running program for successfully training for a marathon is a detailed food plan that works for your body. The best way to think about food when training for a marathon is viewing it as fuel for your body. What and when you eat can be the determining factor between [...]
Team Cable Organizer Marathon Chronicles
Saturday, August 15th, 2009We are on our third week of marathon training and we are successfully plodding along one mile at a time. Today was a four mile run. Even though it was 5:00, the heat and humidity were in full force. Considering that we are just beginning our training together as a team, we are doing amazingly [...]
What do Bill O’Reilly, President Obama, and Fitness Have In Common?
Monday, August 10th, 2009Bill O’Reilly wrote an amazing article in this week’s Parade Magazine called “What President Obama Can Teach America’s Kids?” Regardless of where you stand politically with Bill O’Reilly or President Obama, the life lessons that he found President Obama provides for our nation’s children can easily apply to lessons for all of us about diet [...]
Does Running While Distracted Make You A Faster, Stronger Runner?
Friday, August 7th, 2009Every runner has his or her own routine when it comes to running. Some people prefer running on the treadmill while others are outdoor diehards. Some runners must always listen to their ipods or run with friends. Others view their daily runs as meditative time and prefer running alone with no music.
Unconventional Ways to Become A Faster Runner
Thursday, July 30th, 2009Tempo runs are the best way to train your body to become faster by running shorter distances at a faster pace. There are some other tips that you should keep in mind to help yourself run faster as well. In isolation, these tips might not make a significant difference in your overall speed, but taken [...]
Olympic Swimmer Ricky Berens Shows The World His Assets
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009This past Sunday at the World Championships in Rome, former U.S. Olympic swimmer Ricky Berens swam in the qualifying heat for the 4×100 freestyle relay with his butt completely exposed for all the world to see. Right before his event was to begin, he did a last minute stretch and ripped the entire back of [...]
Speed or Distance: What’s More Important?
Sunday, July 26th, 2009Whether training for a marathon or just running as part of your training, it is important to include all types of running into your overall workout program. I get asked often if it is better to run fast for shorter distances or run more miles at a slower pace? The answer is simple. It depends [...]
Is Training On A Treadmill Sufficient For Running a Marathon?
Saturday, July 25th, 2009The argument over whether it is better to run on a treadmill or run outdoors is almost as common as whether it is better to do cardiovascular or resistance training. The answer is simple. It is important to incorporate both treadmill and outdoor running into your training program.
Cable Organizers Marathon Chronicles
Friday, July 24th, 2009Anyone can say they want to run a marathon, but the real test of that desire is to actually commit to running one. Count me in as committed. Better yet, as of today ten other insane like-minded people also committed to run alongside with me in the Miami Marathon this February as part of Team [...]
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