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by Will

Fitness Update #2 – Don’t wish me to "break a leg"

12:02 am in cross training, marathon training, pain, running by Will


Today was a painful experience. My long run is up to 10K’s, but my shins gave out. The ‘achilles heel’ that led me to pull out after running 5K’s in agony were … my running shoes.

For every runner, the lowest common denominator and most important piece of equipment is a decent pair of technical running shoes. They take brunt and abuse of our running endeavours, so it would only make sense to check out whether your shoes have seen its days. I figure I had about two more months in them for running, but boy was I ever wrong. I had to get shin splints in order to numb the pain and decided to retire my Mizuno Wave Inspires. They’ve served me well, but I digress… Read the rest of this entry →

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The webtool that every aspiring Marathon runner should have – MapMyRun.com!

7:03 pm in energy, marathon training, running by Will

After a brief discussion on the phone with my dear friend Beverly, she had told me about this awesome website by the name of mapmyrun.com. With MapMyRun, you’re able to track the distance of your run in both km’s or miles (which is useful for Canadians :) and measure your progress according to your own regimen. Also you could find a tightly knit community of runners that have various running groups or clubs in this area. Read the rest of this entry →

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