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ICY speed workout

– Posted in: Austin Marathon 2009 gym running Speed Workout

I was recovering pretty nicely from Sunday's long 17.5 mile run.  By Tuesday, I only had some muscle tightness in the right leg.  Otherwise felt fine.  So, went ahead with my normal Tuesday night speed workout in Central Park with NYRR.  I hardly ever stretch on my own, but in this class, there is a [...]

Going for 100 pushups

– Posted in: gym pushups

Inspired by LIRunner9 at http://trainingfornycmarathon2009.blogspot.com/, and some others I've seen write about it, I've decided to try the One Hundred Pushups training program.  I get to the gym sometimes, but not as often as I like, so 100 pushups seems to be a great way to strengthen the arms in a way that I can't seem [...]