June 2008

The Miraculous Healing Powers of the Ice Bath

June 30, 2008

I ran fourteen miles on Saturday. Our marathon training group met at Portland’s Duniway Park, just below OHSU and the Veteran’s Hospital. We ran up and over the hill, down into Burlingame, across the freeway, and into Tryon Creek State Park. Though we didn’t have any steep climbs, the course was filled with rolling hills. [...]

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100 Pushups: Week Three, Day One

June 30, 2008

The pushups just keep on coming. Many of you are starting the third week of the one hundred pushup challenge. Others (like me) will be doing the second week. (If you’re starting or repeating the first week, go here.) Here’s the schedule for those of you in the third week. Remember to pick the column [...]

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Weekend Roundup: Getting Started with Healthy Eating

June 29, 2008

Yesterday was my first full marathon training run since returning from my injury. I did fourteen miles of rolling hills. When I finished, my body was beat. I was sore all over, especially my left hip and my right calf. But I came home and took a twelve-minute ice bath and then was right as [...]

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What 31 Pounds Looks Like

June 27, 2008

Last week when I posted my 30 pound milestone, a couple of people asked for some “before” and “after” pictures. Well for me, there is no “after,” but I’ll be happy to post some “before” and “during” pictures for those of you who would like to see what an extra 31 pounds on a guy’s [...]

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100 Pushups: Week Two, Day Three

June 27, 2008

Pushups and running, running and pushups. Sometimes I feel like that’s all we’re writing about here lately. Fear not! We have no intention of letting the site become so mono-thematic (or duo-thematic, as the case may be). There’s lots of good stuff coming up that has nothing whatsoever to do with running or pushups. But [...]

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