S.W.A.T

Found a good link with (no-gym-required) exercises to prevent certain running injuries.

http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_5/183.shtml#quads

Just read an interview of Sage Roundtree.  I’d not heard of her before, but she’s seems pretty cool and apparently wrote this book.

Had some good advice about stretching while training, etc.

I have a Yoga for Athletes dvd, and I’ve been using it a lot more lately.  It’s like a ‘choose-your-own-yoga-adventure’.  Does anyone else have this dvd?  If so, how do you like it?  And if anyone wants to borrow mine, just let me know.

Just looking around for good recovery food options and found some recipes:

Eight Quick, High Energy recipes

Make your own Gu!

This guy came up with a few recipes for his own energy gel - very natural ingredients =)

http://www.dirtragmag.com/web/article.php?ID=422&category=web_only

More gel recipes and lots of info

Just for fun, if you’re interested.

http://www.mundanedetails.com/?p=998

Great post over at Fitness for Mommies on the different kinds of planks and ideas for getting them in each day.

How is everyone doing with their training?

Another question - how many of you are also training for other races at the same time?

Good article on RunnersWorld.com about motivations for running.

http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-243-297–11733-0,00.html

Just have to share my excitement about the 10k Nike Human Race I ran in Columbus last weekend.  The weather was AMAZING, even good for Ohio.  NO humidity, 8am, temp 70 degrees, if that. And I dropped 6 minutes off my previous 10k time and actually very nearly achieved my 10min/mile goal!  My time was 1:02:19!

I know now that I’m back here that time won’t show up for some while, but it gives me hope.  How is everyone else doing?

There are pics from the race on Flickr.  It was actually a well laid out course and race, considering it was FREE! =)

I was reading the latest issue of Runner’s World last night and there was this whole section on ‘advice from olympian runners’.  One person had mentioned that they like to do their interval training on the treadmill with an incline.  That way they get the cardio workout, but it’s easier on their legs.  That got me thinking about the second leg of my Ragnar set, which has a long evil hill in the middle of a not short distance.  I’ve been fretting about the best way to get ready for that.  I know I have some reasonably long slow hills around, but I think the treadmill might be the answer to my pace-on-the-hill concerns.  Just a thought when trying to get ready for the specific challenges this race will bring. =)