intelligent ways to improve running
Last week I bought a Heart Rate Monitor Strap accessory to my Garmin Forerunner 405 from my running friend Dr. Lyndon (known as "malmonmd" in takbo.ph). These devices use bluetooth to pair both devices together and according to the manual, the strap's battery should last 3years if used an hour a d
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I hate the word "pig-out". For me, it's a Running sin. Runners are committing a sin when they "pig-out". Do you want to run like a pig? You are what you eat, and even how you eat. It reminds me of what I've been doing for the last 7-8 years of my life before starting running again. In the past, do
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Last week Tuesday, after a day's rest from the 15mile long-run, I ran an easy 3miler (4.8Kms) and felt OK for the rest of the day until late afternoon - my Achilles tendon began to feel sore that I could barely walk. I could walk albeit very slowly and painfully that I couldn't hide it in my office.
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One of the best (probably unknown) running route in Metro Manila is the ongoing construction of C6 road in Lower Bicutan, Taguig. It's just 0.5miles from my home so me, my girlfriend and my dad would take a 10minute walk/warm-up to go there. Map of future C6 road, about 1Mile or 1.6Kms from SM Bic
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I remember last December starting to train for the Marathon. I was running less than 30Miles/week and decided to increase my mileage by 10% per week and my long run by 1mile per week, until my long runs would reach 20Miles (or 32Kms, minimum required to finish the Marathon) and my weekly mileage to
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My old white Nike Lunar Trainer shoes have reached 400miles (640Kms), which means they need to be replaced, or else I could risk injuring myself - something I can't afford. Just look at the picture below, I've had some major heel rubbing issue. I guess I'm still a heel striker no matter how I try
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Yesterday I was a little depressed to have a series of unfortunate events in my first week of running this 2009. The week wasn't over yet, and I was careful for possible worse things to come. I had a scheduled weekend long run of 13 miles, but I figured I had to redeem myself and do a half-marathon
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Last week was the greatest in terms of mileage, but I had too much, which would eventually be bad --for this week. I've increased my weekly mileage by more than 14%, hoping I'd reach 50MPW this week. I was wrong, so wrong. First, my legs were chronically tired with the abrupt increase in mileage las
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Before closing my 2008, the month of December has been great for me. With the GF405 accurately measuring my runs, I gradually increased my runs by less than 10% per week up to 38.6MPW. I felt great, and with my company giving me a "Forced Time Out" of 2 weeks, this meant I could rest more and run mo
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This is the second part of my Nike Lunar Glide Review where I will share my experience on actually using the shoes durin...
Yesterday was the worst and best race experience of my life. (Pictures courtesy of Doc Marvin, Argonaut, and Beth of tak...
Am I nuts to even attempt this? Not really. Because of the dreaded ITBS since the Milo Marathon, I haven’t been runni...
