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Motivational and Effective Running Tips

Posted by sheila in Tips and Advice on May 12, 2009

From Active.com. 27 tips for better running, better motivation for running, better injury prevention/treatment.

27 Ways to Run Better Every Day | Active.com

I especially like:

#8: recommendation for cross-training. Cross-training has benefitted my running immensely.

#19: Take a trip. This is what we do. We plan a few trips each year around races we’ve entered.

#20: Stay flexible. Yes! Stretch, do yoga or pilates. It’s a must!

See link above for the rest of these very good tips.

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More Triathlon Swim Training Tips

Posted by sheila in Tips and Advice, Training on May 7, 2009

Here’s another article from Active.com with some suggestions for training and preparing for the swimming portion of a triathlon:

Pacing Makes Perfect: 6 Ways to Train for a Triathlon Swim Start | Active.com

One of the main points of the article, is that just doing time trials doesn’t prepare you for the actual chaos and frenetic swimming of a triathlon. So they have some suggestions to help prepare a bit more for the reality of a triathlon swim.

I may try some of these ideas. I’m about 4 weeks out right now from my first triathlon. Finally getting some mediocre yardage in at the pool. Went swimming twice this week, which is my goal. Swam 2250 meters total this week. 1050 on Tuesday and 1200 today. Really tried a bit harder today and did a few faster sprints. Overall, my swimming is very mediocre and the focus for me in my first triathlon will just be finishing respectably.

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Don’t Run on Concrete

Posted by sheila in Tips and Advice on April 29, 2009

Interesting thoughts in this blog article on why running on a concrete surface is bad for you:
Running On Pavement

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Boston Links, Info, Tips…

Posted by sheila in Race Events, Tips and Advice on April 14, 2009

I’ve recently begun using Twitter and am following a lot of sports-oriented types, such as @runnersworld, @activenetwork, and various other sports-minded individuals. This is neat, because I’m getting lots of quick info related to my particular interests, such as preparing for this coming Monday’s Boston Marathon.

Actually, I’m being inundated with info. Besides the Twitter source, my better-half is also researching how we’re going to approach this whole adventure (he, my daughter and parents will be spectator support crew), and he’s sending me links in email. And I’m even finding a few on my own. I don’t have time to read it all, but I want to! Here are some of the links I’ll have to check out later… I’m saving them here for my own reference …

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Triathlon Tips for Newbies

Posted by sheila in Tips and Advice on April 13, 2009

So, I saw a Tweet on Twitter from Active.com regarding “Last words” before a first Triathlon. The Tweet linked to this forum discussion:

Any last words?

So, turns out that Active.com has an entire forum devoted to the topic of 

Newbies (New Triathletes)

Who knew? Well, apparently quite a few people, but it’s news to me.

So important news, also, since I am planning to do a triathlon for the first time in a couple of months…

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