i don't know - i didn't like the tone of the original article, but to me the importance of incorporating strength training is almost a no-brainer if you read the evidence. especially as we age. brush your teeth, wear sunscreen, do some push-ups. i'm not getting the pushback. Actually, I think you a...

6K easy during the mid-afternoon sunset, no sore spots.

Slow 11K this afternoon.

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Slow 6K to test out the calf that I mildly strained on Sunday morning. The fresh air did me good, but I'll probably take another couple days off.

Continuing with the "busted" theme, I had to walk the last few minutes of this morning's run to hold off a calf strain. I am now officially out of racing shape. 19K done.

Stupid Score season debut: -13 with the wind chill (which felt much colder being just a week and a half after hitting +20 degrees) for 25K and SS=325. Anyone not in BC is welcome to play along this winter.

FWIW, I probably wouldn't suggest running to someone looking to get fit. Although hyperbolic at times, many of the arguments in the article have some truth: new runners are particularly prone to injuries, running doesn't do much to strengthen most muscle groups, and an unfit person probably won't be...

Up at 4:30 for a brisk 13K. I saw a 7-point buck and dozens of white bunnies that are wishing it would friggin' snow already.

Sunshine here too, which was especially noticed on account of not starting at 6am like most weeks. 18K done.

14K on trails.

14K on the trails at sunset. With XC season now wrapping up, I might soon be doing some of my runs in the morning dark, thereby saving Habs from the tyranny of starting every daily thread.

XC tune-up workout: 1-2-3-3-2-1 minute intervals of fast trail running with 2 minute jog recoveries + WU/CD for about 9K.

Nothing routine about today's run. First, I took the XC kids to the high school track for an 8x200 tune-up workout in advance of this weekend's national meet. Then, I had an extended cooldown with a former student who trained with us for much of the summer. By the time I got home, it was dark and I ...

... the weather forecast ... I liked your first spelling better: in Vancouver, all you're really wanting to know is whether or not it is going to rain when you go out, as your temperatures are usually going to be in a 10 degree range for the next six months. Think of the efficiency — "today's ...

XC expedition to a giant park for a tune-up run: 10 minutes easy, 20 minutes tempo, 10 minutes easy on the trails there, all while hoping to avoid encountering hormonal moose.

Hmmm... I see a few seconds over a one-mile hill as a 1-2% effect, which in a running context, is comparable to 3-5 minutes in a marathon. If a pair of shoes could promise me that, I'd look into it further. I get the sense that there are a lot of middle-aged triathletes for whom a really nice bike i...

Thanks for the link. Devin ran with our XC team for a year before transferring to another school. His marathon debut was a 2:43 and he had enough talent to knock another 10-20 minutes off that.

19 flippin' degrees today. Between this, last night's baseball game, and next week's election, I think it might be time to stock up on canned goods...

10K on the trails done.

Easy 10K in the afternoon with XC kids. Rumor has it that we're going to have some warm weather soon.

11K on the trails with a bit of high-cadence fartlek thrown in.

chunkymonkeymelonhed wrote:Haunted Refrigerator? is it a thing?

Definitely a thing: get into the Hallowe'en spirit by exploring the dark corners of your refrigerator and cleaning it out.

Early morning 26K.

Clouds here too, but otherwise a nice day for this time of year. 9K done on the trails.

Fairly mild here too. Miscellaneous XC speedwork, about 10K total with WU/CD, as the kid's final tune-up before Saturday's provincial championship meet.

We've been inside a cloud all day, making the ground soaked even though it never rained... kind of like certain winter days on the west coast. Easy 9K on the trails with the XC kids, followed by the realization that I forgot to bring my keys with me. So far, this has led to the following adventure: ...