Recovering from the marathon
You aspiring jogglers and marathoners might wonder how long it takes. Well, I'm here to tell you that it might take a little longer than 11 days. Especially if you are going to do a half marathon the weekend after…
Training for two marathons in a month
For frequent followers of this blog you undoubtedly know that I recently participated in the 2006 Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront marathon. Here is the training program that I created and tried my best to follow. I started June 26, 2006 and…
Free calculator to determine your body fat
You read about it all the time and I'm sure it makes you wonder about your own scores. Well, wonder no further future jogglers of the world. Try out this fat percent calculator to figure out your own numbers. Now,…
What is the web saying about joggling
The web is just buzzing with joggling talk. Here are just a bunch of web postings about the recent joggling performance at the Toronto Marathon. The stuff on the forums really cracked me up. I'm now called "The Other Joggler".…
Does anyone buy race pictures
In what must be record time, I just got an email from the folks over at Action Sports International saying they have photos of me from the race. Click on this link to see the photos. It makes me wonder...does…
Scotiabank Toronto Lakefront Marathon Wrap-up Report
Marathon morning was pretty typical. I didn't sleep much, waking up about once an hour to check the time. I guess I worry about missing the race. I got out of bed 10 minutes before the alarm buzzed. I put…
How do you feel after joggling a marathon
The marathon is over and here's how you can expect to feel. This is the cycle of emotion that I feel when a marathon is over. Nauseous. After 26.2 miles (42K) of joggling, you feel pretty sick at the finish…
How much to train for a marathon
Alright, when you lay out your marathon training program (or should I say "if") it looks good on paper but will you really keep it up? If you are anything like me...you won't. But you may get close. Here's what…
9 Things to Avoid Right Before a Race
That great running magazine Runner's World recently published an article about last minute training tips before your big race. How convenient since the "big race" is coming up in 4 days. Yikes! Anyway, here is the list and how it…
Expending energy before the big run
In an article I read about marathon training there was a suggestion that a few days before a marathon you should run a long “glycogen depletion†run. The purpose of this run is to use up all of the glycogen…