YAY!!!! A new pair of shoes for work!! So this is a running blog right? You must be asking yourself – why is this idiot posting about his work shoes? Well, let me answer this brilliant question you have! My…
Monthly Archives: June 2011
Post-Surgery Recovery update… And how it isn’t going to affect my running!
So, as you probably recall, I had an inguinal hernia repair done on Jan. 6th. Well, it has never totally stopped hurting following the surgery – but was far better, with a much lower pain level. When I had stopped…
Product Review: Injinji Performance Toe Sock
Good Morning out there! Today is an interesting post – but then aren’t all product reviews interesting? I love to try new things! Today you get to hear about my first run in my Injinji Performance Mini-crew Toe Socks! One…
Tagged with: injinji, Running Socks, toe socks, Vibram Five Fingers
Posted in Product Review, running, vibram five fingers
Posted in Product Review, running, vibram five fingers
2011 YMCA Corporate Challenge Race Report
So, most “race reports” I have seen on people’s blogs are marathons or triathlons. unfortunately, I am not up to those esteemed races as this point in life! BUT I did do a 5k, followed by a 1 mile leg…
Tagged with: corporate challenge, Relay race, Road running, running
Posted in Race Report, running, vibram five fingers
Posted in Race Report, running, vibram five fingers
Quick Run!
As I am doing my first race today, last night was just a quick easy two miles. The problem is the QUICK part. I ran it one mile an hour faster than I normally go running. Today, my two miles…
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Rest Days…errr.. Cross Training.
Good Morning! I have been thinking about rest days. As runners, we hate them and often skip them if we can. I posted on Facebook once that I had run two days, and that I felt guilty taking a rest day.…
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First “race” of the year.
This thursday, I am running in the YMCA Corporate Challenge at Broome Community College. I will be running in the relay (3 legs, 1 mile each) and the 5k. When I first came up with the idea of the agency I…
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3 miles with some small hills.
As my last post discussed, I have been looking at how to run hills. Going up them hasn’t been a problem, as that doesn’t change too much between minimalist shoes and traditional running shoes. But downhill… Well, that’s been a whole new…
Tagged with: down hill running, downhill running, FiveFingers, running downhill in vibram fivefingers, running in binghamton
Posted in Hill Running, running, vibram five fingers
Posted in Hill Running, running, vibram five fingers
Downers (Now I am referring to hills)
About a month ago, I pulled my left calf muscle while doing a long hill run. I hit the top of the mile or so long hill, looked around to enjoy the scenery and headed back down. As I started…
Tagged with: downhill running, running, Vibram Five Fingers, vibram fivefingers
Posted in Hill Running, running, running shoes, vibram five fingers
Posted in Hill Running, running, running shoes, vibram five fingers
Downers. (I’m not referring to hills)
So, I had a real bummer of a day the other day. The sort that sets a trend for the next few and there is nothing you can do about it. The memory of the day replays in my head…
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2013 Was an amazing year, for me, So I am really looking forward to 2014!
Once and Future Runner 