I did 16 this past weekend, and actually felt pretty good. I was most pleased by how I felt Sunday morning since sitting in church with "lactic acid legs" is not a pretty sight. I am following a training regimen from www.runnersworld.com. It is pretty basic and keeps the mileage at 35-45 per week. This seems to be a level at which I can improve yet not risk injury. Only about a month until the Las Vegas marathon. I would love to break the rut I have at a 4:30 time. The last three races have been right there and I would love to hit a 4:15. It's a flat course so maybe...just maybe.
Below are some links to some recent radio shows promoting the Fat Proof book. Take a listen and let me know how I did. It looks like the next book, A Woman's Guide to Hormone Health is set for a January 2008 release.
http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkCast.jsp?masterId=40362&cmd=tc
http://www.soundwaves2000.com/viewpoint/
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This morning I ran in the coolest half marathon I have ever done, because I ran it with over 800 kindred spirits around the world. In a previous blog I talked about The Phedippidations WorldWide Half Marathon. This is an amazingly unique event that allows people from all over the world (40 countries) to run 13.1 miles wherever they are and report the results online. There has been training tips, message boards, podcasts and overall friendship building in the months leading up to this. I did my route (a great jaunt on the Augusta Canal and then some) in 2:03:49 for a 9:27 pace average. This is about my usual pace and I was okay with this given that I was by myself. If you are a runner, I encourage you to go to www.steverunner.com and get info on the phedippidations podcast and all the fun you can have while punishing your body. We even got a virtual goody bag!
I am well into my training for Las Vegas and having a blast planning the trip and the shows the girls want to see. I am amazed at how many family friendly shows are playing in "Sin City". I'm sure its the old image change thing as they have discovered that there is mucho buckos to be made from us non gambling types.
Keep smiling and...run long.
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I was traveling this week, so my mileage was a bit abbreviated. I really don't envy you folks who have to spend a lot of time on the road. (or in the air) I went to Tampa to do a couple of TV shows to promote the book, and I have decided that air travel is about as close to hell as I want to imagine. Has there ever been an airline that really cared about running on time? At least with Jamaican air you expect them to be slow (No problem, mon) but you would assume that real airlines want to provide a reasonable facsimile of customer service. Wrong! Of course my bags were lost on the return trip, but I will give them credit, they actually did know where they were. It was just unfortunate that where they were was not where I was! I did manage to claim them the next day...but my protein bars had melted! Okay, enough whining. Yesterday was my birthday, so I celebrated by doing 17.5 miles on the treadmill. I am figuring out my training schedule more specifically as I just realized that the Las Vegas marathon is only about 8 weeks away. I'm glad I have maintained a base, so adding distance won't be that hard. Inspired by other podcasts, I am going to wear a digital recorder in this race and post my ramblings and observations on my website after the race.
I have been thinking a great deal this week about daily devotions, so I want to address that in future posts this week.
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I did 18 this Saturday and felt pretty strong. I have been having a bit of trouble with mild plantar fascitis (foot pain) and have been concerned that this would limit my preparations for Las Vegas. I started doing the regular stuff, icing after runs, stretches, using a Strassborg sock (a special sock that keeps the foot extended at night). Also I began using some powerful omega 3 antioxidants in the form of mussel oil concentrate (the brand name is omega XL) I am somewhat skeptical of many of the claims of herbal and vitamin therapy, but the studies on omega 3 and inflammation are quite convincing. Anyway, I did the long run Saturday and have had minimal foot pain since. Honestly I don't know if it is the omega 3 or the other things...or a combination of all (what I suspect) but for those having any similar problems, maybe a regimen of omega 3 antioxidants along with the mechanical stuff will ease any discomfort you have.
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Animal Studies Provide Hope
Aerobic exercise might be even better for your brain than your body. A new study from the Salk institute shows that exercise may possibly cause brain cells to regrow, a previously unproven phenomenon. "After conducting maze tests, the neuroscientist Fred H. Gage and his colleagues examined brain samples from the mice. Conventional wisdom had long held that animal (and human) brains weren't malleable: after a brief window early in life, the brain could no longer grow or renew itself. The supply of neurons - the brain cells that enable us to think - was believed to be fixed almost from birth. As the cells died through aging, mental function declined. The damage couldn't be staved off or repaired.All of the mice showed this vivid proof of what's known as "neurogenesis," or the creation of new neurons. But the brains of the athletic mice in particular showed many more. These mice, the ones that scampered on running wheels, were producing two to three times as many new neurons as the mice that didn't exercise." (New York Times , 2007)
Obviously it is too early to say the same thing occurs in humans, but other studies using PET scans have shown an enhancement of blood flow to the brains of elderly folks who exercised, potentially increasing the liklehood for new cell growth. Like I have been telling everyone, exercise is truely the fountain of yout, and now science seems to be backing this up!
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