For me at this time of the year I use the Grind as my tempo training run. It is a great way to keep the HR close to threshold for 30-40 minutes with no real impact on the legs unlike a hard tempo run on the pavement. It also builds the strength that is necessary […]
Entries from August 2007
Tempo training on the Grind
August 29th, 2007 · No Comments
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What is Endurance.
August 20th, 2007 · No Comments
When most people think of endurance they think of ultra runners, Ironman athletes or elite mountaineers but that is because they are not familiar with some of the most epic athletes the “long distance through hikers” they go relatively unnoticed in the mainstream media. They push beyond boundires none of us will ever come […]
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Bread and Butter
August 19th, 2007 · No Comments
The foundation of all mountain/trail runners diet should be the long run. More importantly the long hilly long run. This week was my first hilly long run in a very long time (an it wasn’t that hilly by any means but much more hilly than anything I have been doing). I did one of my […]
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Mountain Madness
August 16th, 2007 · No Comments
This summers is turning out to be my best summer since I was probably 15… no work equals lots of play. From Aug 2-8th I was in Alberta visiting my sister in Calgary who also had sometime off. She and her husband Chris managed to take us on some of the coolest hikes I have […]
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Back from Europe
August 1st, 2007 · 1 Comment
I have been back for a week, but we left again for a wedding. The Europe trip was the best trip of my life. Tara and I did a quick rip around France and a little detour into Girona, Spain. My favorite part of the trip was probably the Alps (also because I asked […]
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