Running this winter

Today I had my first experience running in the cold. The good thing is that it takes about 10 minutes to warm up and then I am good for glory. However, those ten minutes can be dreadful. If you want a good tip on running in the cold, better over dress than not. And also, make sure to plan appropriately your course such that you don't end up walking the last stretch.

This is a new start!

This week, I plan to start back my training where I left it. As a warmup, let us say I'll do 30km this week. Hey, I've already done 7.5km!

Toronto Marathon picture are posted!!!

The only one which doesn't look fuzzy, I am looking at my watch. Damn!


Good luck to all the New York Marathon runner this week end!

213 days to Ottawa

Still a hard day today. It is a little harder than I thought to get back to running. Tomorrow, I'll start bck biking to go to university, so at least I'll be doing some sports.

214 days to Ottawa

This is my first training since my last marathon a week ago... well I can say I had better training session! I am still recuperating from a naughty labyrinthitis infection that makes me dizzy while running, kinda like if I was drunk except I am not. I could only run for 30 minutes until I had to stop. I don't particularly like training indoors either, well, I had to start back one day!

Born to Run: the Human Advantage

An interesting theory on how human's capacity to run long distances may have played a role in evolution.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/27/health/27well.html?_r=1

Most mammals can sprint faster than humans — having four legs gives them the advantage. But when it comes to long distances, humans can outrun almost any animal. Because we cool by sweating rather than panting, we can stay cool at speeds and distances that would overheat other animals. On a hot day, the two scientists wrote, a human could even outrun a horse in a 26.2-mile marathon.

Three deaths at the Detroit Free Press Marathon

The three runners were running a half-marathon and died within 16 minutes of each other deaths. This is extremely unfortunate as on average only 6 or 7 runners die every year from running marathons in the U.S..



They only ran a half-marathon!