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Twiike!
I found this cool site the other day- it lets you Twitter your Nike+ runs. I can't wait to test it out, only problem is it's too damn hot to run in Dubai at the moment. 40 plus degrees too hot and getting hotter. Guess I'll have to wait till the cooler temperatures of October. The pool isn't quite a warm bath yet. Wonder if a Nike+ swimming equivalent exists? Just clip it on to your speedos!
Running up to Coit Tower
Since I didn't get any company for my lunch run today, I decided to mix things up and run to Coit Tower instead of the normal run along the Embarcadero to Fisherman's Wharf and back. I learned a few things from the endevour:
- Telegraph hill is neither as tall nor as far away as it looks.
- Stairs are infernal torture devices designed by Satan himself.
It ended up being a rather enjoyable run: I discovered a flower garden on the side of the hill, and the views were, of course, spectacular.
In case you're curious, I did upload the map.
I'm definitely going to have to explore more on lunch runs, it was really nice not to be doing the same old run again.
On the Run Again
After watching Grandma's this weekend, I was feeling the itch to get in a few races. So I promptly signed up for Whistlestop Marathon in Ashland, WI on Oct 10. It'll be back to roots for me as this was the site of my first marathon back in 2005. Nice flat course, mostly trail running, fall colors guaranteed, cool weather likely, and a PR hopefully.
Also signed up for Urban Wildland Half Marathon in Richfield, MN on Aug 1. It's a green race with biodegradable cups and trash bags, sustainable paper, free bus rides, organic food, etc. It also happens to be a great course.
Stadium to Stadium 10k 2009 Results
They've posted the official results. I came in 171st overall, 38th in my age group. More importantly, my overall time was 48:26.0, which is 7:48 per mile. That's about 6 minutes faster than my time last year. Ironically, even though I was faster this time, I came in 2 places lower in my age group.
Previously.
Stadium to Stadium 2009
Just finished another stadium to stadium 10k. I think I'm about 10 minutes faster than last year, and I have a much more amusing number.
Are they worth it...? | The painful truth about trainers: Are expensive running shoes a waste of money? | Mail Online
via dailymail.co.uk
Seems that those expensive running shoes that you just purchased are likely to increase your chances of getting injured, not reduce injury!! Huh? WTF? Apparently, previous to Phil Knight's nike modern running shoe, running with no heel was the rule not the exception. Now, supported by research, a new range of shoes are appearing: Nike Free and Vibram Fivefingers (see picture above) are just some of the ones available. It seems that the more advanced we get the more basic we are becoming. Any one tried any of these or have any thoughts? I'm keen to try, anyone else?
Lake Banyoles-sporting playground
Banyoles is only 20kms from Girona and is surrounded by wooded hills and rolling countryside but the outstanding feature is the large spring fed lake. This is where the rowing events were held for the '92 olympics and rowing is still important today with lanes and bouys a permanent feature.
Other sports have joined the mix including cycling, running, triathlon and swimming which is allowed in certain designated areas and makes Banyoles a bit of a training mecca for many athletes.
The colour of the clear water and the scenic boathouses built during the early 1900's make for pleasant strolls or bike rides around the lake, a distance of some 8kms.
On sundays the terraces are packed with families relaxing or cooling off with a "granitzat de limon" (iced lemon drink) so why not join them?
Running in Buenos Aires
One of the main reasons I lived in the Palermo neighborhood of Buenos Aires was so that I could run in the parks. It was a luxury to have the park system close by. Still, I did get tired of always running the same routes. There aren't that many other options unless you want to take a taxi to the Reserva Ecologica. It's easy to forget how spoiled we runners are in the Twin Cities.
Here are photos from a typical 5-mile loop through the parks. It was pretty calm the day these were taken. No protests, no dancing mascots, and it was too early for the transvestite prostitutes. Just a leisurely jog around the lakes.
The Ultimate Runner's Getaway at Runner's World
That puzzling line from an e-mail my running partner Janet Bowman sent me a few days ago leaps to mind as we struggle up a trail pitched at the angle of a ski jump. Perspiration streams off my head like a hard rain as I gasp for air, even though we're moving at a pace that might be generously described as a determined shuffle. In fact, just minutes into a 9.5-mile trail run across Northern California's Golden Gate National Recreation Area, I'm wondering how many anaerobic-thresholds lie ahead. I'm here for an adventurous four-day, 42-mile run through Marin County, a place with a reputation for fearsome hills and arguably the country's best trail running. More than 500 miles of footpaths spiderweb through 40 federal, state, and county parks covering some 170,000 acres. The parks contain forests of towering redwoods, a coastline where elephant seals bellow on secluded beaches, and hills harboring Tule elk and half the bird species in North America.
via runnersworld.com
I *so* need to do this sometime. It sounds like amazing amounts of fun. (Having a subscription to Runners World can be dangerous, I'm thinking of signing up for this half marathon, because I saw the ad in the magazine...)
