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  • Neuromuscular Training and Hill Climbing

    Neuromuscular Training and Hill Climbing

    A lot of focus on hill climbing in either running or cycling is on building leg strength, and aerobic capacity to support a strong push up the hill. Hill climbing for me has been a real challenge; I have been training constantly to increase my leg strength. However, I did discover another piece of training…

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  • Intermediate to Advanced: The Different Types of Training

    Intermediate to Advanced: The Different Types of Training

    In my interactions with my coach M2, I have learned that there are 6 types of training. These are: 1. Neuro-muscular – training of the nervous system to do something either differently, better, or to some form which maximizes efficiency and minimizes effort. Example: super short high speed treadmill intervals for 15-30 seconds per interval,…

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  • Training HOT Update

    Training HOT Update

    Since I began this heat acclimatization training back in June, I’ve finally begun to see some nice results. The Bay area has experienced some truly unbelievably hot weather this summer. I’ve never seen it reach 90+ or even 100 degrees in Palo Alto until this year. However, it’s perfect for preparing my body for hard…

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  • I Hate Wild Animals

    I Hate Wild Animals

    I hate wild animals. Ever since I got molested by a monk seal off the Big Island of Hawaii, I just hate wild animals. Can’t stand encountering them in the wild. Don’t want them near me. This last Friday, I was running in Rancho San Antonio. I was about 1:30 down in my 2:30 run…

  • Importance of the Negative Split

    Importance of the Negative Split

    If there is one training principle I have come to both love and hate, it’s the negative split. It’s also one of the most important. In short, it means that you increase effort and, thus (hopefully) speed, on the second half of your workout or race. Workouts can also be gradual in increasing effort, resulting…

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  • Computing Grade

    Computing Grade

    One thing that has always confounded me is percent grade. When I’m on the treadmill, I always run at 1% grade which supposedly simulates a flat surface due to the fact that the treadmill’s moving surface changes the dynamics of running slightly (versus you moving across the ground). When I train hills, I hit the…

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  • Neuromuscular Run Training

    Neuromuscular Run Training

    About 3 weeks ago I had a small epiphany. I thought about neuromuscular training for the bike and the workouts I do to make my cycling better. I thought to myself, “isn’t there neuromuscular run training?” I suppose there are things we have done on the track, like strides, skipping, high knee running and the…

  • Training the Ironman Shuffle Begins!

    Training the Ironman Shuffle Begins!

    Running for the first time on Thursday morning, I decided to see how fast I would have to move my legs in order to achieve a certain pace. Given this was my first time running after Ironman Brazil, I was going to run a form run but at the end I usually do some fast…

  • Treadmill Requirements

    Treadmill Requirements

    Someone just asked me about treadmills. After running on several in clubs and owning two, I have these requirements: 1. I often run for over an hour. The timer must be able to deal with that and not reset to zero after it hits an hour. Otherwise I lose count. 2. I want a keypad…

  • Sensation of Passing

    Sensation of Passing

    Passing that dude at Rancho San Antonio made me think of all the times I’ve managed to pass people in a race. It’s a weird feeling to pass someone during a race, especially if you are very close in velocity. It isn’t like driving a car where you press on the gas and you zoom…

  • Runnin’ with Turkeys

    Runnin’ with Turkeys

    Yesterday, I ran Rancho San Antonio and did my painful hill repeats. The turkeys were out in force. Ten hens with one big male, tail feathers all spread out like he was somethin’ else. Peacockin’ ain’t just for pickup artists! But it was fun flying past them and seeing a whole bunch of wild turkeys…

  • Thank God for Velocy

    Thank God for Velocy

    Today I ran a complete workout without having my feet swell up or get major blisters. Ever since Asics changed their design, I’ve been going nuts trying to find running shoes that fit me good enough to run in. Everything was either too tight or my foot would flop around inside, causing lots of problems…

  • First Run with Velocy Shoes

    First Run with Velocy Shoes

    Yesterday morning, I ran for the first time on my Velocy shoes. If you recall, Velocy running shoes are supposed to be designed such that they help you run on the balls of your feet. How interesting a feel these shoes presented! It was early morning and I decided to run on the treadmill with…

  • Turned in My Timing Chip

    Turned in My Timing Chip

    Alas, I turned in my NYC Marathon timing chip yesterday. I had hoped that some miracle would have happened and my hacking cough would have gone away. But no such luck. I am very disappointed to be brought down by a sickness. 4 months of training, seeing great track times and growing strength on hill…

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  • Redlining it to NYC

    Redlining it to NYC

    These last few weeks have been really interesting from a training perspective. I have experienced true “redlining” of my abilities in many of my workouts. This has really shown up in my track workouts at trying to maintain a super high pace for a given distance, whether it’s 800 meters or distance tempo workouts of…

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