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Sorry to brag, but I just wanted to let you all know that I survived the race and wrote about the experience here: http://run.hammerpig.com/survived-buffalo-run-50-miler.html. Knowing that I had told you all that I was going to run it, gave me strength to push through the difficult parts.
About 18 months ago, I read something about Body Mass Index (BMI) levels in the U.S. BMI is a measure (though an imperfect one) of people’s health status based on the ratio between their height and weight. According to the chart I saw, I would have been classified as borderline overweight. That really surprised me! [...]
Lots of people say they don’t want to run because running is bad for your knees. I recently came across an article in Time magazine that summarizes some recent research suggesting that runners have the same prevalence of osteoarthritis in their knees as non-runners. Or in other words, genetic factors likely influence arthritis in your [...]
I just heard about a movie that came out 2-3 years ago called “Spirit of the Marathon.” So naturally, I watched it today after my morning run.
This movie is a documentary that follows about 6-7 runners who were preparing to run the Chicago Marathon. Two of the runners are elite runners. The other runners vary [...]
I came across this article on runnersworld.com about Governor Palin. http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-243-410–13221-0,00.html The pictures are a little cheesy, but the article was interesting. She runs into mooses (meese?) regularly and likes to run alone and has run regularly since she was a child. I also thought it was interesting what she said about some of the [...]
Recently Lance Armstrong did a small bike race in Nevada City. I’m guessing that’s in Nevada. Someone caught some action photos that I thought were worth sharing. You can feel the intensity with which he rides. And there are some other pictures of some of his teammates. Hope you enjoy them.
http://www.velodramatic.com/archives/3385
Here’s a picture from the 10K I ran last Saturday in St. George. It was a beautiful run through Snow Canyon. Laurel and I drove down and stayed with friends Dustin and Sunny. You can read more about it on our family blog (that Laurel maintains) at http://piccolopages.com. I’ve been training since the beginning of [...]
A friend pointed me to a guy’s Web page that has a bunch of pictures from the Boston Marathon. I guess he ran it while carrying a digital camera. It gives you a feel for what it is like to run the race. It made me want to go run it. One thing that’s neat [...]
With all the bad talk that President Bush gets about him, I found this article refreshing and interesting about his personality. Maybe the press paints a different picture of him (sometimes as a result of his own decisions, sometimes probably not) than what he really is.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090104/ap_on_go_pr_wh/distinctly_bush_analysis
Happy New Year!!
I’m the kind of person who likes to make goals, especially at the New Year. It feels good to check things off the list. I remember talking to a friend awhile back who said they sometimes add items to their to-do list after they have done them just so they can have the [...]
What Kinds of Goals Are You Setting for 2009?
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