Posted on December 31st, 2006 by Average Joggler
Ouch.
That’s the first thing I thought waking up this morning. Ouch. This joggler’s legs are sore. Yesterday, I did the first double digit mile joggle in over a month. I seem to have forgotten just how far 15 miles can be. Or maybe just how sore 15 miles can be.
It [...]
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Posted on December 31st, 2006 by Average Joggler
About 2 weeks ago my joggling stats for the year showed 63 miles were needed to make 1500 for the year. Originally, 1400 was the goal but being so close motivated me to try for 1500. I’ve never joggled that many miles in a year and finishing them will provide a feeling of [...]
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Posted on December 29th, 2006 by Average Joggler
Yup, did 8 miles joggling yesterday which means there’s only 26 more miles to go to get the 1500 mile/year goal. Planning to joggle 7 today and finish the rest off this weekend. I hope the weather is good.
Oh yes, happy birthday to my youngest brother! Keep on training (or at least [...]
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Posted on December 29th, 2006 by Average Joggler
Here’s something that might help improve your joggling and running. According to researchers at Hull University, thinking about your muscles while lifting weights actually increases strength. In the study, they were able to show there was more electrical activity in the biceps when subjects thought about what their muscles were doing instead of [...]
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Posted on December 28th, 2006 by Average Joggler
Perhaps it’s small potatoes for the likes of Dean Karnazes or Sam Thompson but I’ve got to get 34 joggling miles in before the end of the year to make my 1500 mile goal. I’ve been slacking a bit the last 3 days joggling only 9 miles. But I’ve got a plan.
Today = 8 miles
Tomorrow [...]
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Posted on December 28th, 2006 by Average Joggler
Here is a recent study by researchers at Oregon State University that suggests a B-vitamin deficiency can result in lowered athletic performance. B-vitamins like B-6, B-12 and folate are involved in your body’s conversion of proteins and sugars into energy. They are also used during the tissue repairing process.When you are short on [...]
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Posted on December 24th, 2006 by Average Joggler
Running and joggling has been hard the last few days. Today is Christmas Eve so there are 8 more running days until 2007. This morning was a 6.8 mile joggle to the lake following this path…
To the Lake and Back
Yesterday, was a 10 mile joggle along to the lake and beyond following this [...]
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Posted on December 22nd, 2006 by Average Joggler
I just looked at the spreadsheet in which I keep all my running, juggling and joggling stats and goals. You do write down all your runs right?
To date, I have run 1437 miles which beats my goal of 1400 miles and last year’s mileage (1376 miles). But that also means I’m a mere [...]
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Posted on December 21st, 2006 by Average Joggler
It’s a little game played in the blogsphere where you tag another blogger. Well, arcaner just tagged this joggler, so here goes.
According to the ‘tag’ I’m supposed to do the following.
1. Find the nearest book.
2. Name the book & the author.
3. Turn to page 123.
4. Go to the fifth sentence on the page. [...]
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Posted on December 21st, 2006 by Average Joggler
Some juggling inspiration for you today. It’s 7 minutes long but there is something hypnotic and inspiring about it.
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