Garmin Forerunner 405 - for runners

Garmin Forerunner 405 – for runners

Not geeky looking as the GF305 - but has all its brains and more technology. To celebrate my 1 year of consistent running anniversary (and my Christmas gift for myself), I bought the latest, most advanced, and most useful running gadget for runners, the Garmin Forerunner 405. I got it from my good f

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i2runner's Performance Appraisal 2008

i2runner's Performance Appraisal 2008

My 2008 had its ups and downs. From my initial weight of 170lbs, I lost 35lbs. I now weigh 130 to 135lbs, depending on how much I ate and drink at the end of the day. During my first 10K race of the year (Feb17), I weighed 149lbs and clocked 59:27. It wasn't a time I was proud of, but it became the

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Basic Running Philosophy

Basic Running Philosophy

Why do we run almost every day before dawn when we could choose to run only on race day instead and expect a PR? Aside from that addictive good endorphin feeling and health, we all run believing our training runs would increase our endurance, make us faster, improve our PR’s, or even win some race

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My 2009 Running Goals

When I run, I usually think of running faster, longer, stronger, and tougher. Ok, I obviously want to improve, but by how much? Thanks to my favorite running forum, takbo.ph, I was able to narrow down my goals for next year. They are: 1)Run a sub-22minute 5K. This was my PR when I was 19yrs old. (My

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takbo.ph 2008 eb

takbo.ph 2008 eb

Yesterday was a scheduled 10Miler for me and it couldn't be any better than running with the takbo.ph peeps in UP Diliman campus. I arrived there  at the Oblation Statue so early at 4:45AM and I think I saw some ghosts and white ladies but the temperature was too cold for me that the ladies' presen

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printf "Hello world of Running!!!";

My name is Nathaniel Garcia and I’m a runner and engineer. This blog is about my pursuit of running excellence up to the limits of my genetic abilities.  I intend to do this by intelligently improving (I2) my health and fitness that should contribute to faster running times. In a way, this is a

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