6 Goals | Episode 14

In this 14th episode I talk about how my goals are not being hit except workouts because we're getting our house ready to sell.


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6 Goals | Episode 13

In this 13th episode I talk about my goals, something new I'm going to try with lunch breaks to achieve more goals each week, and the best run I've gone on since starting this podcast.

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My Best Run Yet

I went for a really nice 3.2 mile run four times around the park yesterday with my dog. Right off the bat I felt great and ran the first loop at 7:14 minutes, faster than ever before, so I knew I was running at a good pace. Ever since high school, when I ran track and cross country, I've wanted to run a race again. I figured a 5K was about all I could handle in my pudgy out of shape state. I wanted to wait until I thought I could at least break a half hour in one of these races. Well, yesterday's run proved to me that if I keep running consistently, then it should be no problem by the time I get into a race to break 30 minutes for a 5K. Now if I can just get back to my high school times of breaking 17 minutes :) It will take a lot of work and a long time to get back there.

Here's the stats:
3.2 miles in 30:30 minutes

6 Goals | Episode 12

In this 12th episode I share with you which goal I'm most upset about not achieving, and how I managed to get my running goals in this week. This is the first episode with running audio spots recorded right after my runs in quite a while. Hope you enjoy.

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Running Won't Kill Your Knees!

Shoes No More?

Here is some more inspiration for you to start, or keep running. I've always heard that it's really hard on your joints, particularly your knees. Well check out this NPR article, where they write that a lot of research is showing us now that running does not kill your knees. That's something that has always been in the back of my mind as I thought about running for my whole life. Something else in the way of running research that has caught my attention recently is the idea of running barefoot. Apparently it's a lot healthier for you than running in highly padded shoes. Shoes tend to make you strike the ground with the heal of your foot first, where as running barefoot you strike with the front pad of your foot first. This creates a lot less force on your leg, and people around the world like Mexico and Kenya have been running barefoot for years. So with that I am for the time being A) not going to buy a new expensive pair of running shoes, and B) going to give this barefoot running thing a try. Hopefully I've got some fun running segments and a 6 mile goal achieved to report to you next Monday!

6 Goals | Episode 11

In this eleventh episode I talk about how once I again I missed most of my goals, but did have a blast camping over the 4th of July weekend with family. I also talk about a book I read that was very inspiring for runners called Ultra Marathon Man by Dean Karnazes.

Ultra Marathon Man Book:
http://www.amazon.com/Ultramarathon-Man-Confessions-All-Night-Runner/dp/1585422789

Ultra Marathon Man Website:
http://www.ultramarathonman.com/flash/

Short Story Writing Contest (Flying Island Press Pirates' Cove) :
http://piratewritingprompts.blogspot.com/

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