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Wanted to borrow: a working analogue heart rate strap
I was recently sent a doohickey called the ithlete from the developer, a very nice gentleman named Simon Wegerif. The doohickey in question attaches to an iPod and when connected to a heart rate...
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Random crap
TK calls these posts “Ellipses…” I call them a great way to unwind on Friday afternoon, after the steam whistle has blown. Toot! The Green Mountain Relay, and my commitment to it, is becoming more of a...
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Race Report: Green Mountain Relay (Part 3)
In our last installment, I had showered and passed out with my two female vanmates in a cheap motel somewhere in Vermont at around 1:30 in the morning. I had my trusty Lunesta with me, but was hesitant...
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“Balls!” said the Queen. “If I had two I’d be King.”
You want balls? I'll show you balls. I’d be satisfied with having just two (although, actually, I’m totally okay with not having any of my own). But now I have six! As it turns out, round objects are...
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Road Tested: Yurbuds
The nice people at Yurbuds.com offered to send me free Yurbuds in exchange for a review. In fact, they offered to send me two. I gave the freebie code to a friend who spends enormous amounts of time...
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In which bloggers sing “Kumbaya” on the Upper West Side
For years, social scientists have pondered the question: Can Americans and Australians ever have brunch together? The answer is yes. Yes, we can. Today Jonathan and I met up with a load of people, most...
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Training: Aug 14-20
Lots of variety this week. The highlights included a speed session Tuesday that went eerily well. Like “10-15 seconds per mile faster than the previous try at this workout” well. Then on Thursday I...
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Training: Nov 13 – 19
This week featured two workouts (planned) and two days off (one of them unplanned). I had to cut back on the first workout since my back was still iffy. I had planned to do 4×10 mins at tempo pace on...
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Race Report: 1st Day 5K
2012 began with a race in balmy temperatures. It was 49F at the start of the 1st Day 5K, a little race in Fair Lawn, NJ that’s part of that state’s USATF Grand Prix series. With that distinction, I...
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Stuff! (product roundup)
I’ve acquired some new stuff. Let me tell you about it. First, some shoes. Right before I got injured a month ago I ordered a pair of the Saucony Type A5 (because I’m a Type A kind of person). My...
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