There comes a time in every season when we have to look at the weather outside with sheer defiance and utter insubordination. On that day, we must look outside and proclaim, ‘You are not tougher than me!’
RunningWarehouse.com is by far my favorite online store for purchasing running shoes, clothing, and accessories. However, over the past few weeks I’ve also begun to REALLY appreciate their running blog. It is FANTASTIC, especially if you are a gear nerd like me. They also posted a great summary today regarding the Olympic trials this weekend. Definitely worth checking out.
When I was in high school my “dream” car was the Acura NSX which was produced by Honda between 1990 and 2005. Well, today I learned that they are officially bringing it back within the next three years. It will be made by Honda R&D Americas and manufactured in Ohio. The picture above is of a super sweet NSX Hybrid Concept which was unveiled today at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show. It is also noted that Tony Stark will be driving a convertible version of this concept car in the upcoming film “The Avengers.”
I can only hope that the final production car will be half as cool looking as this concept.
Hansons Brooks Simulator Workout: 2012 Olympic Marathon Trials Training – I love watching these videos of elite athletes like Desiree Davila training for the Olympic Marathon Trials. It is quite humbling to see how fast they are, but also very cool. Also very cool to see them running through neighborhoods, dodging traffic, garbage trucks, etc.
Description: A video by www.Vo2maxProductions.com . Desiree Davila and her Hansons-Brooks Distance Project teammates run the fabled marathon Simulator workout of 26.2km (16.28 miles) at Marathon Goal pace. It is the hardest workout of their training segment leading into the 2012 Olympic Marathon Trials (which will be in Houston in 4 weeks). Video includes paces, 10k splits and post-workout comments.
Deena Kastor & Ryan Hall Train for Olympic Trials – ASICS Marathoners Deena Kastor and Ryan Hall talk about their preparation for the Olympic Trials in Houston.
Can you tell I’m obsessed with the trials :-) ??
Today was one of the more frustrating work days in recent history, and I’m ready to take out some agression on P90X Legs and Back tonight. Kinda wish I could also go out for a hard run, but already did an 8-mile tempo workout with @inthewright this morning. My body’s not in the habit of doing 2 runs in a day, so don’t want to jeopardize my recovery run in the morning.
I am getting really excited about the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials this Saturday in Houston. Leading up to this event, Runner’s World has published a series of interviews with the Men’s and Women’s favorites along with some of their coaches. All of these have been entitled “A Brief Chat With…” and have been extremely compelling.
I particularly enjoy reading about their preparation for this race, their discussion of the other competitors, and their pre-race expectations. It also gives me a little bit of a push to get out there and work harder for my own goals when I read about how much effort they are putting into preparing for this one event. Highly recommended reading.
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I think I may have found my new racing flat for track workouts and shorter distance races. About a year and a half ago I started using the Saucony Kinvara for track days because I wanted a lighter weight shoe than my Nike Vomero trainers. Now that the Kinvara has become my primary training shoe, and now that I’m also running 4 to 5 miles every week in Saucony Hattoris, I’ve been seriously thinking about moving to a lighter weight racing flat for track workouts.
I had previously looked at the Saucony Grid Type A4, but just found out today that the Grid Type A5 is coming out in February, and the weight has been reduced from 6.3 to 5.6 oz! That is only 1.2 oz heavier than my Hattoris.
Add to this the fact that Saucony tends to fit me extremely well, and that these babies look really SWEET, and I think I might just have to add the A5 to my arsenal. What do you think?
Might be tough to go on a hike after a planned 18-mile run, but I’m gonna give it a shot if I can! Hope it doesn’t rain.
Hansons-Brooks Pre-Houston Olympic Marathon Trials Workout
When I saw this video it made me smile because this workout is very similar to the types of bi-weekly workouts our running group does when training for a marathon (though we’re obviously much slower!). These workouts are an essential compliment to the standard “long runs” which are part of most marathon programs. Worth a watch.
Video Description: The Hansons-Brooks men are getting ready to compete at the 2012 Olympic Marathon Trials in Houston. We caught up with the team at their home in Rochester Hills, Michigan to get it on one of their last workouts in their training segment. Watch that intense watch slap and check them out on January 14th in Houston!
Not intending to log all of my training runs this time, but my formal 9-week schedule for the Rock n’ Roll New Orleans Marathon began this week. If everything cooperates (weather, training, health, etc.) then I plan on trying to break 3:15 again. There are approximately 20 members of our running group going down for the race, but only 3 of us are running full marathon.
The course looks extremely flat which is both good and bad, but I’m most concerned about the potential for warm weather. I know there are a lot of Tumblrs that will be at NOLA. Are you running?
New York City Marathon: Record Number Of Lottery Applicants In First 24 Hours
28,000 entries in first 24 Hours….CRAZY!!
What Happened in Vegas (Runner’s World: Other Voices)
By Charlene Ragsdale
This is a participant’s account of the serious issue at the Rock n’ Roll Las Vegas Marathon and Half Marathon where many, many runners became violently ill. While there were apparently a number of significant problems with the race, this is by far the most disturbing, and made me angry as I read the article. It seems like Competitor Group is intent on making their races as big as they possibly can regardless of whether or not they have the infrastructure, logistics, or manpower to handle it. Just Awful!
If you have a parrot and you don’t teach it to say,”Help, they’ve turned me into a parrot.” you are wasting everybody’s time.
If I’m not selected, I’m hoping to squeeze into the 2013 race under the 3 strikes policy which is being eliminated in 2014.
