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Month: March 2011

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  LA Marathon 2011: Pictures of Hell

  Actually this is not red hot hell but a frozen hell. Note the wet pavement; you can’t see the rain coming down on us in the pictures. You can also see that my shirt is soaked through – that ain’t sweat unfortunately! Temps in 50s, high winds, wet race clothes, hands and feet both numb […]

  March 24, 2011

  Running

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  LA Marathon 2011 Post-Mortem and Recovery: 3-21-11

  Recovery is going pretty well. I took about 70g of protein powder after the race, through many doses across the rest of the day. Today, race day + 1, I took an additional 80g of protein powder. Both days I drank several packets of Emergen-C to keep throwing vitamin-C and other essential vitamins into my […]

  March 21, 2011

  Injury Prevention, Recovery, Healing, and Performance Enhancement, Running

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  Analyzing Angles and Max/Min Height in Running

  A buddy of mine sent me this video from the Somax Performance Institute in Tiburon, CA. It showcased some of their research on elite runners from Kenya and in the US: They conclude that it’s not genetics but rather run form/mechanics that determine why Kenyas are consistently winning races versus US runners. It was very […]

  March 21, 2011

  Running

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  LA Marathon Race Report 3-20-11: Misery Redefined

  The LA Marathon for 2011 started very poorly. There was rain in the forecast for LA, but it hit SF first and 1/2 hour before my flight was supposed to take off, AA cancelled my flight due to weather, sunspots, whatever! I got on the phone with their special hotline but they told me everything […]

  March 20, 2011

  Race Reports, Running