Bad Runner

I hate running. But I'm committed to it. This is the blog of my progress.
December 28th 2006
Tags: HIIT

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Friends may be mad at you if you encourage them to HIIT

The guy I lift weights with was on vacation when I started high intensity interval training. He's in pretty good shape and does some serious cycling. He can destroy me on the climbs and has proven to have some great lungs. So, when he heard about my training he said ...
December 28th 2006
Tags: Daily Log, HIIT, Running Injuries

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Running on pavement sucks.

So, I'm still out of town and will be until January 2nd. So, I'm still doing my interval training on the road instead of my normal bark trails. Today was also very cold, and the road I was on was more than a little slippery in some places. I did ...
December 26th 2006
Tags: Daily Log, HIIT

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The Post Holiday Workout

The day after Christmas is a tough day to want to run. I'd been sitting around for a few days, eating the most backwards food for my goals, and generally losing all momentum and motivation. I'm also out of town and would have to do the workout on the road ...
December 22nd 2006
Tags: Daily Log, HIIT, Running Injuries

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Legs feeling good. Lungs feeling like I should stop.

Six cycles. It doesn't seem like a lot, but I was scared this morning just the same. And after Wednesday's hamstring soreness, and shins being sore, I got up early and stretched a long time today before I even left the house. Then I warmed up with a light ...
December 20th 2006
Tags: Daily Log, HIIT, Running Injuries

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The key to staying healthy while running-Don’t get injured!

Whenever I talk to serious runners, I hear them talking about trying to stay injury free. And while I'm not logging 30 miles a week, I also weigh considerably more and my muscles, tendons, and joints are not conditioned for this type of regular punishment. So, I'm always a little ...
December 19th 2006
Tags: gadgets

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If I have to run, let it be as gadget driven as possible

I put in an order for the Nike+iPod yesterday. It should be here tomorrow and I'm stoked. Ever since it came out it's made me want to run. Not really for the running, but for how cool that little gadget is. I have to admit, I'm a gadget freak, and ...
December 18th 2006
Tags: Daily Log, HIIT

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Gadgets and Exercise

Mondays are weird. On one hand, my legs are rested from the weekend, I've had a few days to relax, but I also usually lack any momentum and psychologically, it's just harder to get up. Today, however, was easier to get up since I spent the weekend making a music ...
December 15th 2006
Tags: Daily Log, HIIT

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Adding another HIIT cycle

Going along with the workout plan I originally set out on, I added a 5th cycle to my HIIT training today, which is what I will do on every 3rd workout day. The workout itself was the same as I've done all week, 30-second sprints followed by 60-second rests, but ...
December 14th 2006
Tags: Daily Log

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Getting Healthy is Hard

There's no doubt about it, HIIT keeps you humble. At the end of my fourth (and last cycle) today I was a sad excuse for sprinting. It reminds me of seeing little kids running across the playground, and when they're almost there, they start almost falling forward, chest out, legs ...
December 13th 2006
Tags: Daily Log, Healthy Eating

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Healthy Breakfasts - the quicker the better

HIIT training recommends that you exercise on an empty stomach first thing in the morning, and if possible, refrain from eating for the first hour afterwards. Supposedly, this forces your body to use fat stores as its energy source, as well as to begin recovering from the workout. The problem ...

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I'm ready to be healthy. I'm also ready to not gain a pound or two a year-which has added up. I'm ready to lose some fat, continue to build a little muscle, feel better, look better, and write about the whole process. I hope that something in these pages can motivate you, too. Leave comments and let me know your thoughts.

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August 27th 2007
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Continuing to do HIIT on the exercise bike

I haven't been completely disciplined this summer, but I've probably done a HIIT workout at least 2-3 times a week this summer. There have of course been a few weeks where I was sick or out of town or something, but for the most part, I'm doing 25-30 minutes on ...
June 6th 2007
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Exercise makes running easier

I recently got some new shoes, the Nike Air Triax+. They're Awesome. So comfortable, so squishy, so supportive. I threw in my iPod+ pod and headed out for a run. It's the first run I've done in a while, and I was super excited to find that since I've been ...
May 30th 2007
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Getting beyond 30 second training intervals

Since I've been riding on the exercise bike, I've been doing 60 second intervals. Yesterday I did 10. The way the program on this bike works, there are 60-second intervals followed by 60-second rest periods. They alternate every 60 seconds right from the beginning, but increasing in difficulty before slowly ...
May 14th 2007
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HIIT Training on an exercise bike

After battling shin splints for too long, I've taken the search for alternative ways to do HIIT lately, especially at the gym. I can do it on an eliptical machine, but I really hate them, and I feel like a complete freak while doing it, so last week I ...
May 2nd 2007
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Quick check in: Running still sucks.

So, it'd been a while since I strapped on the sneakers and went for a run. I've been bad. Period. But not as bad as running is. I still can't stand it. My legs hurt today, but more of a slow, ache. I know I'm just not used to asking that ...

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