Felicia’s comments in this post have really gotten me thinking over the past few weeks. Specifically, towards the end of the post, she said ”Running is wonderful, but I know that combining it with more strength training will result in the leaner look that I’d prefer.” Reading that sentence resulted in that weird feeling that you get when you’re [...]
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Why Do You Do It??
Posted in Running, The Gym, Weight Training, Workout, tagged getting faster, motivation, Running on February 11, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Weekly Workout Recap
Posted in Running, The Challenge, Weight Training, Workout, tagged eyesight, marathon training, Running on November 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I’m very happy to report that this week went WAY better than last week. It turned out that a big part of why I was feeling so sluggish last week wasn’t laziness (or mono, as I briefly feared), but BAD VISION! Long story short, it turns out that I was allergic to my contact material [...]
Ode to Jillian
Posted in Weight Training on September 30, 2009 | 6 Comments »
About a year ago, while browsing in Borders, I made what might have been the best impulse purchase ever: Jillian Michael’s book, Making the Cut. The book is the closest I’ll imagine I’ll ever come to actually having Jillian as my trainer, and let me tell you, it’s pretty wonderful. You can even hear her [...]
