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Mens Running Pants
It's 106 degrees outside plus humidity, what in the world would I want with pants? I know, I know................ Anyway, I'm noticing that mens running pants are on clearance at all of the sports & outdoor stores, and rather than pay full price in a couple of months when I need them, I'll just get some now at cheaper…
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1st 10K
So I'm graduating myself from the land of 5K's and on to the 10K's. This is the last week of training before the race on Sunday. I'm all ready to get up this morning (Monday after a long holiday weekend) and do an early run of 4-5 miles before the heat and humidity for the day kick in when.................ah…
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All good things must come to an end
Well, the last two weeks has been painful in a good way! The wife and kids have been away for two and half weeks on vacation, which leaves me here to my own "entertainment." In that entertainment, I ran a 5K, have been running and cross-training, by doing two-a-days with little time off. In that time, I've dropped six…
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What's your "creature comfort"?
We all know what creatures of habit we are and can become. I'm new to the (for lack of a better way to say it) running for pleasure arena, so I'd like to know what it is I'm "missing out on" or haven't yet discovered. So I come to the wealth of knowledge of those "in the know." What are your creature comforts for your…
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self patting on the back
1st post in this group, but I've been lurking for a bit. A bit of background is that the only running I ever did was in the USMC and that was only because I had to. Now, I still have the because I have to mentality, but it's more of a "because I have to be healthy" idea. I still equally despise it, but now I have goals to…
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What am I missing?
So, I've been very successful (or at least by MY definition of successful), up to this point. I have my HRM to track my calories during exercise, walking the dog, riding my bike, going to the gym, etc. Every thing that I didn't use to do, I now track with my HRM. It's now been 3 1/2 weeks since I've seen a drop on the…
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First time Spin Class
So last summer, I decided that I wanted to buy a mountain bike and enjoy myself more outside doing the cycle thing...........and I did exactly that. I really enjoyed my summer, and even fall just riding at lunch time and riding around with my kids. Now that winter is in full force, I was sitting in my office staring at my…
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Mountain Biking vs. Bicycling
When calculating the calories in the MFP app, there is a significant difference between moderate bicycling, and BMX/Mountain Biking for any period of time. My question to you is what you consider which? I consider bicycling to be out on the road, in the neighborhoods, through the city's, and moving at a moderate clip of…
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Does that .X really matter?
I posted this in my blog, but I'm kind of curious about the discussion around it, so I'm posting here as well. I'm curious what kind of responses I'll get. So I always see people with the tag of I lost 2.6 lbs since the last time I weighed in. Does that .6 really matter? When you consider that water weight can fluxuate up…
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9 Reasons to Skip Your Workout
So I had something rather creepy happen to me yesterday. I had this "violent rage" that I couldn't explain. It was only related to my exercise though. The more it hurt and burned, the more I wanted. I couldn't find the stop button. I knew my muscles were physically exhausted, I pushed my body beyond anything I've done…
