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Does More = Better?

Before this year, I ran at least 60 kms a week.  My reasoning was I thought there was a hypothetical minimum number I needed to keep my “base” but also allow me to continue progressing as a runner.  There wasn’t much science behind this and it’s showing.

Enter 2010 and the biggest running week I’ve done all year is 60 [...]

Fightin Irish

Did a 10K on the weekend, Running Room St. Patricks Day race, to test the leg speed.  I’m always impressed what the body can do on tired legs.  After leading from start to finish I finished in an overall time of 34:06.

Run Like Whitfield?

This weeks “Tech edition” has to do with footwear.   Whats hot right now?  Whats the best shoe for me?  There is never an easy answer as I found out!

My question was proposed to Mike Davis from the Radical Edge in Fredericton, a guru in the sports industry who definitely knows his stuff.

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Snowshoeing Better Than Running?

Runners Reach Higher Fitness Levels on Snowshoes by Kathy Murphy

Want to improve your fitness level this winter? Try running in a pair of snowshoes. Using lightweight snowshoes, recreational and competitive runners in the snow belt now have a great winter alternative to winding their way along messy unplowed streets as they look to [...]

Pressed for time?

Tabata Protocol

Got 4 minutes? (well, 3:50 to be exact!) You might want to consider using the Tabata Protocol. In 1996, Dr. Izumi Tabata tested Japanese Olympic speed skaters using a short but intense training session. A 10 minute warmup followed by 8, 20 second all-out intervals followed by 10 seconds of inactivity [...]

Another Snow Day

Winter Storm Warning #1000

Woke up this morning to another “Winter Storm Warning” … it’s been a regular occurrence this year and I thought, “Well! I’d best get out sooner than later.”

I normally try and time my workouts so I finish up just in time for lunch. I like killing two birds [...]