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tears.... in Tammy Running Disney

Posted by TamHardy Nov 25, 2009

Yes, my running has brought me to tears! But in a very good way. Saturday we did our first 20 mile run...ugghh! It was hard, I wont lie, but it was worth it. When I finally turned into our cul-de-sac I had tears in my eyes- I NEVER thought I would ever be running 20 miles at one time. Hitting that milestone made me feel really good about the marathon. As Keith would say "running 20 miles is no joke". We stopped a couple of times for bathroom breaks and once for about 30 seconds to stretch. Up u...

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Motivation and Turkey Don't Mix in Garnish's Blog

Posted by Garnish Nov 25, 2009

Wow. I lost my motivation…almost. Last week I didn’t feel well and it was a crazy week with work so exercise was defiantly last on my list and to be honest is was left out completely from my weekly schedule. However, the weather was mild and sunny this past weekend so I jumped on my road bike with a friend and did a 25 mile ride out to the beautiful Atlantic Ocean and back. It was so nice to ride a bike this late in the season. The roads were not crowded with cars and the beach was ...

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Thanksgiving tidbits – cod, eel, crane and swan on the menu in Active Expert: Gale Bernhardt

Posted by Gale Bernhardt Nov 25, 2009

To help you celebrate Thankgiving, here are a few tidbits from History.com : The menu likely included items like cod, eel, clams, lobster, venison, wild turkey, crane, swan, partridge and eagle. It did not include ham, potatoes, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie. A tradition of celebrating the bounty of the fall harvest existed for years before Thanksgiving was declared a national holiday in 1941. In 1621 Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians shared an autumn harvest feast, acknowledged as o...

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The Long Game in Tom Slot's Running Blog

Posted by Tom Slot Nov 25, 2009

The Long Game Sunday morning I went out for my first run of the second week of training. I was going to be headed down to Williamsburg, VA for the Thanksgiving holiday and running a Turkey Trot on Thursday, so I decided to put my long run at the start of the week as a result. As I started out the eight mile run, I suddenly found my mind launching a minor rebellion against the thought of the distance of the run. You can't run 8 miles...do you know how far that is? These though...

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You Can Be You Tube in Active Expert: Bruce Hildenbrand

Posted by Bruce Hildenbrand Nov 24, 2009

My friend Buzz Yancich turned me onto something really cool to do on your bike. Most of us need a bit of motivation, from time to time, to get out and ride and Buzz's idea is one such motivator not to mention that it is just a whole heck of a lot of fun. Buzz showed up on a ride one day with a mini-tripod and his digital camera. Both Buzz and I like to do a lot of climbing on the bike. With lots of climbing, there is usually lots of descending. So, when we got to the top of one particula...

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2010 St. Anthony's Triathlon Registration Opens December 1 in Active Endurance Sports

Posted by Jesse@Active Nov 24, 2009

Press Release Now in it's 27th year, the tradition of fun, elite competition continues when online registration for the 2010 St. Anthony's Triathlon opens Tuesday, December 1, at 9 a.m. EST, at satriathlon.com . One of the largest and most competitive Olympic-distance triathlons in the United States, St. Anthony's Triathlon, sponsored and produced by St. Anthony's Hospital, is once again expected to host some of the world's most elite professional and age-group athletes April 23 to 2...

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Posted by lakotega Nov 24, 2009

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Thanksgiving: Food for thought for dieters in Active Expert: Nancy Clark RD CSSD

Posted by Nancy Clark RD CSSD Nov 24, 2009

“I hate holidays like Thanksgiving … there’s so much food and all I do is eat too much,” complained one of my clients. Clearly, she was missing the point of the holiday! I encouraged her to put more focus on the PEOPLE and not the food. Yes, she would have the opportunity to enjoy a nice meal, but she could also enjoy the companionship of family and friends. By putting food on the bottom of the priority list, she might find that she could better enjoy the holiday. ...

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Ironman Arizona & More in Active Warriors

Posted by IMVoice Nov 24, 2009

REBECCA DIVITA & NOLAN HANSEN from the San Diego office accomplished the ultimate endurance test this weekend at Ironman Arizona. They both had tremendous races. Nolan blazed thru the finish line in a very fast 9 hours and 41 minutes looking like the 2.4 mile swim 112 mile bike and 26.2 mile swim was a walk in the park for him. Rebecca had the time of her life evident from the smile on her face which was painted on the entire day. She came thru the finish in 12 hours...

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Only 4 types of persons should take drug to lose weight in fast weight loss pills blog

Posted by peterjiang Nov 24, 2009

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Week one all over again in C25K to Wherever my training takes me

Posted by TCameli Nov 23, 2009

So I decided to repeat week one. I did D1W1 of the C25K program. I feel real good. So far this is this best i have felt since starting the program. I would like to be in shape enough to do the Anthem Sprint Triathalon on Sept 4th of next year. The race consists off a 5K run a 22K bike and 400m swim. I hope to be in good enough shap but all I can do is keep running and hope to be injury free. I think if I can get to a 24 minute 5K by the last race I do before the Tri I may feel comfortable enoug...

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6mph to 10mph in 18min flat in Jessi Stensland - Adventures in Endurance Performance

Posted by Jessi Stensland Nov 23, 2009

The other day I twittered this... "Had client on treadmill @7mph for 1min. Said it felt like 9 out of 10 difficulty. End of 18min workout he's @10mph :15sec on :15sec off! Possible!" I thought it was worth a bit more explanation, especially after Jeff White inquired about the following on Facebook, "What adjustments do you attribute that kind of improvement?" Here's the scoop. Earlier today I had a one-on-one session with one of the participants from last weekend's M...

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Slowly But Surely in The Joy of Running

Posted by Fitness Nichole Nov 23, 2009

To 'celebrate' my three week anniversary of being injured I went for a run. I had too. For the sake of my mentality I had too. I crave the "runner's high" and I had gone long enough without it. After three weeks of elliptical, spin and swim exercise I hadn't felt any tightness or pain in the IT band, so I decided to try it out. The run was great. I didn't push it. . .went out for thirty minutes and kept it at a nice easy pace. I avoided any large hills because I think that is what got me int...

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Athletes should shop for airlines that want business in Active Expert: Gale Bernhardt

Posted by Gale Bernhardt Nov 23, 2009

Recently my friend Ed looked at flying to Texas. He looked at flying United and Southwest Airlines. When he looked at flying the friendly(?) skies of United, he found they wanted to charge him $175, each way, to take his bicycle with him. Yes, that’s a $350 total trip cost for his bicycle . He wrote a note to United and told them he thought it was ridiculous that it cost more to fly his bicycle than it cost to fly himself to Texas. They wrote back and told him that bicycles ...

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Female trouble in lconnelly's Blog

Posted by lconnelly Nov 23, 2009

As if women do not have enough to worry about (and by women I mean me because all of you seem fine). Lately I have been ruminating over whether running is actually a good idea for women my age and my weight. To be quite frank: I worry things may "fall out". I do not really know if I personally need to worry about the repetitive impact of the routine causing my insides to fall out, but really who wants to take that kind of chance? After birthing three sons, all scratching and d...

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