I Don't Get Runner's High

XKCD

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:02:52 -0600

XKCD

(via bunkercomplex)

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:38:21 -0600

(via bunkercomplex)

What shirt did you where to work today?Picked this baby up in...

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:02:43 -0600

What shirt did you where to work today?Picked this baby up in the middle of Indiana. It’s a polo. Classy.

Mileage = SQRT (Temperature)

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:48:34 -0600

64 degrees outside when I left for my 8 mile run. I didn’t plan on doing it all outside but I got caught up in the run after the first 3 crappy miles. At mile 5 or so I decided I could probably beat the sun going down. I was wrong but the temperature remained perfect. I was able to wear shorts and a long sleeve technical tee and be more than comfortable. This felt like the best run of the last 11 weeks or so.

It could stay like this for another month or so and I wouldn’t mind….

Perfect snack?

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:59:11 -0600

Perfect snack?

Distance Running

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:04:11 -0600

Distance Running:

leavefearinyourdust:

Just looked at a map, and figured out that with the distance I’ve run so far training for this year’s Boston, I could have run from my apartment in Cleveland Circle, past my house in Connecticut,…

I remember I did this just before my first marathon. I could run from downtown Chicago to someplace just over the Iowa border I think. It’s on this blog someplace but I’m too lazy to look. Its a really great feeling to think about how far you could go if you did decide to just start running.

Only in Dreams

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:05:49 -0600

Me: I'm just livin the dream.
Billy: What's that like?
Me: I'll tell ya, it's incredible.
Billy: Wow, must be nice.
Me: Yeah, you set your bar low enough, and all your dreams can come true, just like me. My dream, is to drive home today and in a little bit, I'll be living that dream.

legoexpress: Soccer Ball (via Joel.Baker) Buckyball

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:00:26 -0600

legoexpress:

Soccer Ball (via Joel.Baker)

Buckyball

"Run. Not because you have to. Or because you’re being chased. Or because someone told you to. Just..."

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:47:05 -0600

“Run. Not because you have to. Or because you’re being chased. Or because someone told you to. Just because.”

- (via trainerhound) (via runnyknows)

malty: alisonmunn: are you sure? fuck off! they dont know...

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:42:40 -0600

malty:

alisonmunn:

are you sure?

fuck off! they dont know what true training is

The next part read “Yet”

themattsmith: carinaavila: Ms. New Booty | Bubba Sparxxx ft....

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:06:39 -0600

themattsmith:

carinaavila:

Ms. New Booty | Bubba Sparxxx ft. the Ying Yang Twins

Stuck in my head at work yesterday… a day late but ain’t nothin wrong with that…. No, everything is wrong with Bubba Sparxxx

Marathon Virgin 6 Random Thoughts

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:17:50 -0600

# 3 On race day, I will not be dressed in all white.

I read this and though, yeah because you’d probably look like a tool… not to mention if you get bloody nips…

Then I got it…

Full Article Here on RW.com

The Daily Plate

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:48:00 -0600

The Daily Plate:

So I’ve decided to pay closer attention to what I eat, in hopes of losing the remaining 10 or so pounds I have left to lose (that is my weight now vs my weight the day I left for college). More often than not this site provides the information for things I either don’t know or was to lazy to check before going to work (with regards to calories, etc)

It’s really just physics. Less jiggling means I’ll go faster since I won’t have a gut bouncing side to side… right? I’ll need to run some models

Well Mark, you managed to make fun of dumb people, bad driving AND SUVs. Welcome back.

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:34:22 -0600

Well Mark, you managed to make fun of dumb people, bad driving AND SUVs. Welcome back.:

I suppose SUVs, bad driving and dumb people are typically found together though so maybe it wasn’t so hard…. uh oh, I’ll get in trouble for that

runthistown: Only professional athletes can pull it off.

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:28:50 -0600

runthistown:

Only professional athletes can pull it off.

Now I didn’t give candy up or anything, I just haven’t eaten a lot of it lately...

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:32:21 -0600

Now I didn’t give candy up or anything, I just haven’t eaten a lot of it lately (although a lot to me is relative…). But regardless of your feelings of Christianity, who is with me? I’m gonna eat the hell out of some candy come Easter Sunday. I’m talkin enough candy to kill a Yak, which are known for their candy eating abilities.

jjae: Ice baths help relieve soreness, reduce inflammation and...

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:20:01 -0600

jjae:

Ice baths help relieve soreness, reduce inflammation and generally speed up recovery. That way you can work out just as hard the next day. I tend to use them only after long rides or runs, especially if I have to bike or run again the next day.

The idea is that the ice water drains the blood (and lactic acid) out of your legs so that when you’re out of the bath and your body warms up, fresh oxygen-filled blood flushes back in. Blood flow is the key!

In the summer I’m able to just jump right in with my bathing suit on and stay for the full 15 minutes. Now that the weather is a little colder, I find I have to put on a sweatshirt and chug a big mug of hot chocolate to keep my wits about me while I’m in the tub.

The ideal temperature is somewhere around 50-55 degrees. I think you can go a little warmer than that and be okay, but do NOT go colder! You can seriously injure yourself. Most people try to stay in for 15 minutes, but definitely do not go over 20 minutes.

Everybody is different, though. Some people swear by hot epsom salt baths. Some people say you need to have a hot bath after an ice bath to get the effects. Some people think ice baths are pure bunk. :) But it works for me! AND, I actually prefer ice baths to hot baths. So … grab a mug of hot chocolate and take a dip!

Some sources:

Running Times - “Owner’s Manual: Chill Out”

Runner’s World - “Ice Baths: Cold Therapy”

(Obviously, a quick search on Google will get you a ton more stuff.)

The real answer is because you sound way more hardcore taking ice baths. I only use them in the Summer. It’s all about appearances….. and they feel really good when you come in from a hot day.

"A run begins the moment you forget you are running."

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:01:53 -0600

“A run begins the moment you forget you are running.”

- Adidas ad (via fitafterforty) (via runcaitierun)

I think I’ve been on like 5 really short runs since high school then. It was easy to forget I was running in HS. Running with a group of friends talking about how much food we were going to eat the second we got home.

The Iditarod started this past Saturday. Pictures of me dog...

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:32:13 -0600

The Iditarod started this past Saturday. Pictures of me dog sledding to follow… eventually

itsalwayssunny: wayfaringstrangers: Charlie: Dude, this is...

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:43:02 -0600

itsalwayssunny:

wayfaringstrangers:

Charlie: Dude, this is amazing! Look at this! Bro, you can chop a camel right in the hump and drink all of its milk right off the tip of this thing!

best scene ever?