Monthly Archive: August 2011

Ok, so I’ve been morbidly curious about “Natural Running” and “Minimalist Running” concepts. This is mostly due to fact that I think the little hobbit feet shoes look cool.  Also, I was mildly curious about these sporty looking shoes from Newton Running. Ok.  I’m simple.  I’m attracted to the odd and unique. So, I bought a […]

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Well, week number one of training for Memphis has come to an end. Overall, it was a good week: All of the target miles were hit All of the paces were kept Core training was completed Cross training was completed All in all, I was able to stay on task with every step of the […]

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The alarm goes off at 4:30 am and my mind says, “Hit the snooze, dude!“. But my heart says, “Get up and run!“. I win the battle of the alarm clock and lumber by way out of sleep.  I migrate toward the kitchen to start the Keurig and admire it’s blueish glow as I wait […]

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It’s 8 o’clock at night. The sun is creeping out of sight over the horizon. I’m lacing up my ASICS and starting to anticipate what could be one of the hardest runs of my career. “Quit whining, Uppie. So it’s 8 o’clock. What’s the big deal?”. It’s still 100°F outside with over 80% humidity, that’s […]

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Ok, I’ve been running over a year and at no point did I ever see shoes get tied like this. This has frickin’ saved my toes over the last week! I recommend ye ol’ runners to watch and try, if you haven’t already. If you have, why didn’ YOU tell me?   httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGZ0cQ5cwQ8&feature=youtube_gdata_player

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Check out the news broadcast… You’ll have to look quick! The other upside? This will be one awesome event to attend. Battle On The Border                            

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