Hydration, Hydration, Hydration
August 6, 2010 No Comments on Hydration, Hydration, HydrationWhat you need to know to safely cross the finish line. Originally written in 2002, before my first marathon Enough
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Testing the limits
August 5, 2010 1 Comment on Testing the limitsApproximately 10 months ago Jane Wood (owner of RF Milton) jokingly suggested I do an Ironman. My immediate reaction was
Pre-race Snack
July 10, 2010 No Comments on Pre-race SnackBy no standard am I an expert on food and nutrition. I do, however, have quite a discerning palate. That
Training for a 100 miler. Week 8/9: Running for a Cause
May 21, 2010 1 Comment on Training for a 100 miler. Week 8/9: Running for a CauseHello everyone, Once again I have missed a week of posting and now I find that this will be my
Dabbling in All Distances
May 19, 2010 1 Comment on Dabbling in All DistancesToday is the 19th of May. With still more than one month before the official start of summer, I
Training for a 100 Miler. Week 7: Gearing Up
May 9, 2010 No Comments on Training for a 100 Miler. Week 7: Gearing UpHello everyone, I suppose that I should start off this week with a confession: I wussed out this week and
Training for a 100 Miler. Week 6: Why?
May 3, 2010 1 Comment on Training for a 100 Miler. Week 6: Why?Hello everyone, Last week I touched on role models and some of the dangers of ultra-running. This week I want
Training for a 100 miler. Week 4/5: Hero Worship.
April 26, 2010 No Comments on Training for a 100 miler. Week 4/5: Hero Worship.Hello Everyone, As the title suggests, I have missed a week of posting. This was due to a hectic exam
Training for a 100 Miler. Week 3: Stay Healthy
April 7, 2010 No Comments on Training for a 100 Miler. Week 3: Stay HealthyHello everyone, I said last week that this post would be about nutrition, but I have altered the plan slightly
Training for a 100 miler. Week 2: The Long Run.
March 29, 2010 No Comments on Training for a 100 miler. Week 2: The Long Run.Hello Everyone, One of the challenges with running a 100 Miler is the lack of standard training plans available to
Heading into 2010 with vision(no pun intended)
March 25, 2010 No Comments on Heading into 2010 with vision(no pun intended)Hey there to all fellow RF team members! Now that another year has begun i thought I would take
Chilly Half with a Bun in the Oven
March 23, 2010 4 Comments on Chilly Half with a Bun in the OvenThankfully the Chilly half wasn’t chilly at all this year. At a balmy 10 degrees it left at least one
Snowflake 10km – Running for Two – 3 months
March 23, 2010 No Comments on Snowflake 10km – Running for Two – 3 monthsWe started a new tradition this year. Bundled in every running layer possible, we set out for the Ajax
Training for a 100 Miler without losing friends. Week 1
March 21, 2010 2 Comments on Training for a 100 Miler without losing friends. Week 1Greetings all! I am a brand new member of Team Running Free and this is my first post. My plan
Individualized Intensity Zones – Part 2 – Respiratory System
February 7, 2010 2 Comments on Individualized Intensity Zones – Part 2 – Respiratory SystemIn this second posting on this topic, I will attempt to bring together some of the latest research that I
Individualized Intensity Zones
February 7, 2010 No Comments on Individualized Intensity ZonesIndividualized Training Zones. You may have opened up several books, purporting to be the be-all and end-all of establishing training intensity
Blind Guy Coming Through!
January 5, 2010 1 Comment on Blind Guy Coming Through!A year ago, if you told me that I would be captaining a tandem bike in Clearwater with a blind
Project Run Rebuild
January 3, 2010 1 Comment on Project Run RebuildA few years ago I made a decision to tone my activities down to just riding. The primary reason was
Bike Maintenance
December 21, 2009 No Comments on Bike MaintenanceFor most of us the season is over. We put the bikes away till the snow melts and we can
FaCT Lactate Balance Point Test with Rick Choy
December 15, 2009 3 Comments on FaCT Lactate Balance Point Test with Rick ChoyRecently, I had done a FaCT Lactate Balance Point test with the jack-of-all-trades, Rick Choy. I was initially concerned at
