Category: Running

September 2013 – end of month running report

I made one of the best discoveries last month: the distance from our place to the Back Deck (an outdoor bar overlooking Lynnhaven Bay) is exactly 10 kilometers away. That’s pretty much my perfect distance! It’s already  a  ritual to do $2 fish tacos and Tecates on the Back Deck on Tuesdays. It only made …

August 2013 – end of month running report

Not the most structured month for my running. Made an effort to more frequently hit at least four miles, but our release in mid-August and scrambling to quickly redesign some fundamentally different pages on Smashrun meant late nights and very little rest. I tried to keep my trailing weekly mileage close to 30 miles after …

July 2013 – end of month running report

My “roadrunner” month. The heat index averaged just over 80 °F with most of my runs starting around 7:30am. I had one silly run in the middle of the day through a muddy trail when the heat index topped off at 94 °F – that wasn’t my best moment, but it was oddly meditative. I …

Training and Detraining Effects on Weight

One of the better studies I’ve found on the effects of training and detraining on adipose tissue for runners. It confirms much of what we know about the benefits of aerobic activity, but the confirmation is reassuring, especially with such a large sample of runners. WILLIAMS, PAUL T., AND PAUL D. THOMPSON.Dose-dependent effects of training …

May 2013 – end of month running report

Summer arrived early in Virginia Beach. The humid days are here! It’s pretty much impossible to avoid the heat so I haven’t really changed my running schedule. I gear up and head out whether or not it’s sunburn territory. So much for moderating my summer tan. May was harder than April, because I pretty much …