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13 SCARY REASONS WHY I RUN PERSONAL RACES
Perhaps these reasons are not frightening in the usual sense. But I am a bit afraid to reveal myself by sharing. Most reasons others give for racing in organized events are much more social and not so intense. However running is unique in that that I can assess my capabilities and weaknesses decide on a plan, put in the work, and hope to experience a benefit. This is the no-nonsense side of running that cheers and high-fives don't penetrate. It's inside.
PURPOSE: running just for running sake isn’t motivation enough to keep working on all the components of training necessary to be strong and free of injury into the future. Having a personal race gives me reason to do what needs to be done every day. CONCENTRATION: having multiple personal races scheduled throughout the year allows me to focus on a specific area of training for each race, then observe the effects of this focused work on how I felt or performed in competition. The areas may be those previously neglected in training or natural tendencies. REALITY CHECK: in competition I can’t deceive myself about level of fitness or preparedness; race performance tells the true story. Scheduling frequent races doesn’t allow too much time to elapse between checks. THE RECORD: each time I race is a chance to better my personal record. It doesn't need to be better each race, but the opportunity is there. HARD TRAINING: training plans begin with relatively easy workouts that progressively become more difficult. Without a goal race, I would be much less likely to train at higher levels. FRESH AIR: and sunshine, snow, rain, sunrises and sunsets. Although personal races can be run indoors on a treadmill, most times they are run outdoors because of the long distances involved. The time of day and year, the weather conditions, and the location can be set by me to enjoy the great outdoors whenever and wherever I wish. SELF-DISCOVERY: what I am made of and what drives me is revealed by my perseverance in training for and competing in races I’ve set as goals. And how I recover from disappointment. EXCITEMENT: long runs, intervals, hill repeats, stretches, strength sessions, foam rolling, and cross training do not provide thrills; putting it all on the line in competition does this. EXPLORATION: just as racing in organized events allows participants to experience new venues, so it is in personal races, but there’s no crowd, noise, or commercialization. A bit more work may be required to map out courses in unfamiliar territory, but there are unlimited possibilities of places to explore, and the opportunity to make last minute corrections in a self-designed event. COMRADERIE: even racing alone in one place I can be racing ‘in spirit’ with others in distant locations at the same or alternate times. Just as a game of chess can be played by two people in separate and faraway places, races can be run by two or more competitors. Personal races also allow me to run competitively and still have time and resources left to enjoy friends and family who are not into running. Everything and everyone in my life doesn’t need to revolve around my running habit. SATISFACTION: some may say completing a race brings with it a sense of accomplishment; I say it is a feeling of satisfaction. The training is the accomplishment, but the finish is sweet satisfaction. The more race finishes, the greater the sweetness. OLD AGE: training to remain injury-free for racing leaves me in better shape to grow old with less disability from muscle weakness, decreased joint mobility, soft tissue stiffness, and poor balance. I hope! PRIVACY: personal races can be very private events when sharing isn’t the object. I and others competing with me are the only ones who knows when, on a given weekend or weekday morning, we are on a training run or racing. It’s a form of freedom. BOO! RUN HAPPY!
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WEEK 8 TURKEY TROT WITH TRACK DAYS 5K Beginner Training Plan
Monday is the first day of Week 8 of the 10-week plan. Actually there’s a portion of an 11th week, but as some of you might be traveling or have a difficult time wrapping up pre-holiday plans, consider that last week to be a little taper. Monday you may be recovering from weekend early Halloween celebrations. Whether you ate candy collected as treats from homes (raided a child’s goody bag or went “trick-or-treating” at an age thought to be inappropriately old for the fun activity), or at parties and bars, consider it a carbohydrate load but forego highly-concentrated sugar sweets after a day or so and get back to your normally nutritious meals and snacks. If you plan to run the track day schedule it will be an opportunity to test how a change in diet can affect the way you feel and run. If the traditional October 31 day will be your "'All Hallow's Eve", the track work will get you in shape for the night's fun! The longest runs of the plan are scheduled during this week and the next. After week 9 you will be decreasing mileage to recover from these hardest training weeks for the race. Somehow, when I am running intervals or hills, the second to last happens to be my best effort. I know I only have one more after it, so I give it all my concentration and power through it. Enjoy looking back at the progress you’ve made at the end of week 8! RUN HAPPY! Track Day Schedule WEEK #8 (3.0 miles) START: One lap warm-up walk RUN: 1 full lap and WALK: half lap Repeat: 1 time = 0.375 miles then RUN: 3 full laps and WALK: half lap Repeat: 3 times = 2.625 miles END: One lap cool-down walk “FUEL OR TREAT? 7 Fuel Items That Could Pass as Halloween Candy” by Emily Polacheck for Competitor.com offers some tempting items that have a fall-ish theme just perfect for this time of year. The "All Natural Slopeside Syrup Untapped Maple Waffles" on slide 1 look amazing!
Such bars and snacks are conveniences to replace foods that are not close at hand when you need carbohydrates for fuel and proteins for muscle building. Often they are made of natural and/or organic ingredients, and may contain antioxidants, electrolytes, vitamins, or minerals. A bonus is that they may be made without high-fructose corn syrup, or be lower in total sugars. Eating a balanced diet low in processed foods is the IDEAL nutrition plan; and snacking in the same way would be perfection. Sometimes that's not possible, and it's FUN to have relatively healthy treats to enjoy. However, be judicious in adding extra fuel to your daily intake, especially if you notice your weight is creeping up. All unused fuel will be stored as adipose tissue/fat. Although designed to be sources of nutrition to fuel running, they can “trick” you into taking in unneeded excess calories. As Polachek says, they can more closely resemble true candy. However, if you have a craving for candy-like snacks after and during runs and wish to find lower calorie and ‘healthier’ alternatives, these items may fit the purpose and allow you to savor the extra treats without too much guilt. RUN HAPPY! http://running.competitor.com/2016/10/photos/fuel-treat-7-fuel-items-pass-halloween-candy_157763 MEN: NO SHAVE NOVEMBER IS GREAT FOR RUNNING!
WOMEN: Support men in this; they rallied for breast cancer awareness. Not having to perform this grooming routine each morning leaves more time for for men to run! According to the organization’s website, “No-Shave November is a month-long journey during which participants forgo shaving and grooming in order to evoke conversation and raise cancer awareness.” If someone is rude enough to suggest that having more facial hair is not a flattering style for you (or your man), righteously inform them that you are/he is doing it not for personal benefit but for others that have suffered and will suffer with cancer. “The goal of No-Shave November is to grow awareness by embracing our hair, which many cancer patients lose, and letting it grow wild and free. Donate the money you typically spend on shaving and grooming to educate about cancer prevention, save lives, and aid those fighting the battle.” Actually trimming and grooming is allowed, so you don’t need to go totally native. Get a” head” start; stop shaving this weekend! RUN HAPPY! https://no-shave.org/ WANT A SIMPLE WORKOUT? An ‘out-and-back’ (OAB) fits that description. It has you running ‘out’ one distance to a point, at an easy-to-moderate speed, and returning ‘back’ to the original starting spot along the same course but at a pace that has you finishing a few minutes faster. Another name for this kind of workout is a ‘negative split’.
“Workout of the Week: Out and Backs” by Competitor.com was excerpted with permission from the Velopress 2010 book, “One Hour Workouts: 50 Swim, Bike, & Run Workouts for Busy Athletes” by Scott Molina, Mark Newton, and Michael Jacques. It offers a sample OAB session that can be combined with intervals. Notice this workout instructs you to warm-up 10 minutes and cool down 10 minutes, but the warm-up is slower paced (Zone 1) than the cool-down (Zone 2), which is a bit slower than the main set of the workout (Zone 3). I love OAB’s because almost any run can be converted easily into one, even if it was started without a specific plan in mind. At the halfway point, just pick up the pace. IT’S IMPORTANT THAT YOU EXPECT A WARM-UP/COOL-DOWN to be an integral part of every workout. This insures you will be able to incorporate the same components into your races to lessen the chance of injury! The article instructs how you can start with a 20-minute main set and work up to a 40-minute main set, or run two 20 minute OABs. Although not mentioned in this piece, the same routine can work if you plan to cycle or swim in cross training workouts. RUN HAPPY! http://running.competitor.com/2016/10/training/workout-week-backs_157591 WEBSITE WEDNESDAY: FROM THE 'ABOUT' PAGE
If you don't know yet...our Mission Statement: "Earned Runs believes that the most effective way for runners to persevere in their sport, and experience the physical and mental health benefits of regular moderate-to-vigorous exercise over a lifetime, is to commit to regular competition with training. Training, in addition to running, involves strength conditioning and workouts to improve flexibility, mobility, balance, and speed. Competition may be personal or organized and involve self-driven or public goals. The rewards of frequent competition include confidence and a sense of accomplishment that enriches life in sport and at home and work. Earned Runs seeks to enable affordable personal running competition by giving free professional racing bibs on request, and support safe training practices with online information at no cost. It wishes to promote social engagement, environmentally responsible running through minimal use of community and individual resources, and generosity of spirit through charitable giving. Earned Runs works to complement and support the efforts of the organized running event network and bring new runners into the sport." RUN HAPPY! SPECIAL EDITION THEMED SHOES & TUNES FOR NYC MARATHON
Competitor.com has put together a slide show of special-themed running shoes produced by manufacturers in advance of the November 6 race. You may have a tough time locating them however. According to the article “most will be sold in limited quantities at the New York City Marathon race expo, select New York City retail shops and each brand’s online channels.” ASICS is the “only official footwear and apparel brand” for the race. My vote for the BEST LOOKING shoe that expresses this race theme is the Brooks Gray Lady Adrenaline GTS 17 shown on slides 10-11. And that’s not because the crossword puzzle designed sole insert spells out RUN HAPPY! Second place goes to the Newton New York City Special Edition Aha on slides 1-3, and third to Nike Free RN Distance NYC on slide 9. What are your favorites? BONUS LINK: If you are running or accompanying someone who’s running in the marathon, possibly wearing themed shoes, are you getting chills just thinking about the crowds and amped-up music that will be playing to rev-up the runners? Had you loaded some songs onto your playlist to inspire training runs? I’ve never trained for this race or had the opportunity to be present at its running, but I do imagine hearing all the famous wonderful songs that might be piped through loudspeakers. Of course the Sinatra classic comes to mind. What others are NYC themed? I found numerous lists, some with as many 350 tunes! A careful compilation by Hallie Gould, for a MarieClaire.com article on October 23, 2014 takes a thoughtful approach by examining the lyrics. Artists include Bob Dylan, The Ramones, The Strokes, John Lennon, Simon & Garfunkel, Lou Reed, Television, Prince, Tom Waits, Loving Spoonful, Nick Gilder, Taylor Swift, and of course, Jay Z featuring Alicia Keys. This music can generate memories that you'll have available to you long after the race finish. RUN HAPPY! http://running.competitor.com/2016/10/photos/2016-new-york-city-marathon-special-edition-shoes_157527 http://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/music/a11360/best-songs-about-new-york/ Check out the excellent article by Tim Gorichanaz “Sleep: The Low Hanging Fruit of Recovery” from Trail Runner magazine.
You have seen the advice about getting enough sleep to better your running performance, most recently in the October 17 post, “Run Faster Without Adding Steps”. Since it seems like such an easy prescription for improvement you might not pay much attention to this component of recovery and write it off as likely to result in only minimal benefit. However, as this article indicates, “peak performance isn’t just about training hard.” It also involves allowing our body enough “downtime” to “mend and make itself stronger”. Sure, low volume running weeks, easy run days, and cross training serve this purpose, “but sleep is the body’s ultimate rebuilding process”, Gorichanaz asserts. The article is aimed at trail runners, but it applies to all endurance runners and walkers who are following aggressive training schedules as well as athletes in other sports. One of the sources for his piece, Dr. Tim Noakes, suggests adding an extra hour of sleep each night “during periods of heavy training.” This may seem to be out of your reach, given work and/or family obligations. But before disregarding this tactic, remember that sleep deprivation can have a detrimental effect on cardio-metabolism, meaning it may also contribute to insulin resistance, a risk factor for type 2 diabetes, and weight gain. A research study (possibly the one mentioned but not specifically cited in the Trail Runner article) “The Effects of Sleep Extension on the Athletic Performance of Collegiate Basketball Players” by Cheri D Mah and colleagues at Stanford University, backs up these assertions. Study work was performed over 2 NCAA Basketball seasons (time period 2005-2008) and the results were published in the journal Sleep in July 2011. The 11 study participants were male varsity team players (9 African American and 2 Caucasian) ranging in age from 18-22 years. Eight guards, 2 forwards, and 1 center were included. Players were instructed to maintain their normal sleep pattern for a 2-4 week period (baseline period) in which sleep duration was to fall roughly between 6-9 hours/night. Next they spent weeks 5-7 in a sleep extension period (research program). The research program goal was for participants to sleep as long as possible each night with a minimum target of 10 hours in bed/night. Because of schedule disruptions due to team travel days and games, if sleeping 10 hours per night was not possible, the subjects were told to nap during the day. Caffeine and alcohol were to be avoided. The resulting increase in sleep time was about 110 minutes or nearly 2 additional hours. “Measures of athletic performance specific to basketball were recorded AFTER EVERY PRACTICE”. One of those measures, all of which improved with sleep extension, was shooting accuracy. Free throw (FT) percentage increased by 9% and 3-point field goals (3FG) by 9.2%. The individual player data showed that those who improved did so by 1-2 FGs in 10 attempts and 1-4 3FG in 15 attempts. The study reported that “improvements in shooting percentage, sprint times, reaction time, mood, fatigue, and vigor were all observed with increased total sleep time.” One of the most interesting aspects of this study was the change in the athletes’ perception as noted by the study authors, who said players considered themselves to be at peak performance levels at the BEGINNING of the study. They had completed pre-season training but not yet started regular season competition. “However, after experiencing improvement in physical performance and mood following sleep extension” during the regular season, “subjects acknowledged that they had previously misperceived the amount of sleep required to perform at their peak both physically and mentally.” Optimal sleep time, this study suggests, is best integrated into a “daily training regimen”. It may not only be required for athletes to reach full potential, but aid in speedy recovery after intense competition, enhance weight and conditioning training during the season, and decrease injury risk as well. The authors contend a “common assumption in most sports”, is that “athletes become increasingly tired and fatigued throughout a season.” However, they argue that their study shows sleep extension can help players avoid the “negative mood changes” and “assumed cumulative effects of a lengthy” competitive season, by changing the perception of tiredness and fatigue. What does this mean for runners? As mileage increases over a training plan and each new week’s work is built on the progressively more difficult preceding week’s sessions, it’s not uncommon to feel increasingly tired and fatigued. This research provides hope that by integrating an aggressive sleep plan into our training regimens, runners, like the basketball players in this study, can experience improvement in physical performance and mental attitude as the race draws near and training gets tougher, and perhaps have a better chance at avoiding injury. Those of us who are NOT tall, young, male varsity basketball players in the middle of their competitive season should aim for putting in the recommended 7-8 hours per night of quality sleep. As Gorichanaz’ title tells us, getting sufficient sleep is “low hanging fruit” for running recovery. RUN HAPPY! https://trailrunnermag.com/training/injuries-and-treatment/2110-get-some-sleep-for-running-recovery http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2012/10/15/sleep-deprivation-fat-cells/1630289/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21731144 WEEK 7 TURKEY TROT WITH TRACK DAYS 5K Beginner Training Plan
Monday is the first day of Week 7 of the 10-week plan. It’s also only 1 month until THANKSGIVING DAY!!! Aren’t you glad you started preparing so early? By giving yourself the extra weeks to build up aerobic capacity and endurance, and at the same time stretching, strengthening, and foam rolling, you have decreased your risk of injury and increased your chance of competing on that huge running holiday. ANOTHER BONUS: you are building a solid base on which to train for other races in 2017. If and when you formulate those NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS, you will already have a strong training foundation. The challenges you set for yourself will seem less daunting. What would have seemed nearly impossible on January 1 of next year, now may seem like ‘upping your game’. Perhaps you’ll want to run a longer distance race in the spring or finish your next 5K with a faster time. Regardless, congratulate yourself on your accomplishment thus far, of perseverance… RUN HAPPY! TRACK DAY WEEK #7 (3.0 miles) START: One lap warm-up walk RUN: 1 full lap and WALK: half lap Repeat: 1 time = 0.375 then RUN: 2 full laps and WALK: half lap Repeat: 1time = 0.625 miles then RUN: 3 full laps and WALK: half lap Repeat 1 time = 0.875 then RUN: 4 full laps and WALK: half lap Repeat: 1time = 1.125 END: One lap cool-down walk Competitor.com shared news of an incredible feat by a Canadian runner who has been making history for decades. “Ed Whitlock, 85, Runs Sub 4 Hour Marathon in Toronto”, by Mark Eller relates how he finished the ScotiaBank Toronto Waterfront Marathon on Sunday, October 16 in 3 hours, 56 minutes, and 33 seconds.
“According to Canadian Running magazine, Whitlock broke the men’s 85-89 world record (4:34:55) set in 2004 by more than 30 minutes, and he did it while wearing a 30-year-old racing singlet and 15-year-old pair of Brooks shoes.” This is amazing! In April the Milton, Ontario man “crushed the half marathon world record for his age group with a 1:50:47 clocking (8:27mile pace) in Waterloo Ontario”. On June 10 of this year he ran a 7:18.55 mile in a race at Cambridge Ontario, breaking the previous 85+ age-group world record of 8:04 set by Joseph Galia, of Germany, in 1985. Whitlow owns dozens of other age-group masters’ records, according to another Competitor.com article, “starting with the 1:20:33 half marathon and 2:51:02 marathon he ran at age 68”. Among his other records are “a 18:45 5K at age 75, a 3:15:53 marathon at age 80, and a 44:22 10K at age 82” and a 3:41:57 marathon at the same age, all reported in the same Competitor.com piece. We might easily dismiss these stories as tales of a freak of nature, thinking, “who can be normal and run this fast at such an advanced age?” However, Mr. Whitlow must train more effectively and likely much “smarter” than more youthful competitors to remain healthy in order to earn these honors. No doubt he has his share of aches and pains, days he doesn’t feel like getting outside in harsh weather (he’s Canadian, eh!), and sessions of stretching and foam rolling he would rather skip. Performing well against ourselves to get a personal record (PR), or against peers to win an age–group award requires what this man seems to possess: dedication, perseverance, and mental toughness. He has the audacity to line up with much younger runners, wearing outdated apparel and shoes. He’s game (urban dictionary definition #7: (adj) a state of being willing to do something). Yet, he might not have ever trained, stayed home on each of the record-breaking occasions, not tested himself, and he/we would never have learned how fast he could run each of those distances. How can his successes inspire us? One message might be that we too can dare to try. RUN HAPPY! http://running.competitor.com/2016/10/news/ed-whitlock-85-runs-sub-4-hour-marathon-in-toronto_157431 http://running.competitor.com/2016/06/news/ageless-ed-whitlock-85-runs-world-record-mile_151683 WEEK 7 TURKEY TROT WITH TRACK DAYS Monday is the first day of Week 7 of the 10-week plan. It’s also only 1 month until THANKSGIVING DAY!!! Aren’t you glad you started preparing so early? By giving yourself the extra weeks to build up aerobic capacity and endurance, and at the same time stretching, strengthening, and foam rolling, you have decreased your risk of injury and increased your chance of competing on that huge running holiday.
ANOTHER BONUS: you are building a solid base on which to train for other races in 2017. If and when you formulate those NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS, you will already have a strong training foundation. The challenges you set for yourself will seem less daunting. What would have seemed nearly impossible on January 1 of next year, now may seem like ‘upping your game’. Perhaps you’ll want to run a longer distance race in the spring or finish your next 5K with a faster time. Regardless, congratulate yourself on your accomplishment thus far, of perseverance… RUN HAPPY! TRACK DAY (Gotta love this progressive lap session: 1..2..3..4 laps!) WEEK #7 (3.0 miles) START: One lap warm-up walk RUN: 1 full lap and WALK: half lap Repeat: 1 time = 0.375 then RUN: 2 full laps and WALK: half lap Repeat: 1time = 0.625 miles then RUN: 3 full laps and WALK: half lap Repeat 1 time = 0.875 then RUN: 4 full laps and WALK: half lap Repeat: 1time = 1.125 END: One lap cool-down walk LOVE & GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE INVOLVED IN STEPHANIE'S EFFORT
On Saturday October 22, 2016 many of you will be walking, running, or bicycling at an official American Cancer Society "Making Strides" event, or in a personal event with an Earned Runs bib + Pink Ribbon sticker. Quite a few will be doing so in spirit with Stephanie and her family. Enjoy the opportunity alone or in numbers, to show your support of making women and men aware of the disease, its risk factors, and the screening, prevention, and treatment options. Blessings to all who have suffered with, survived, and been lost to this malignancy, and to those who loved and cared for them. There's still time to arrange a personal walk or run with Earned Runs bibs, mailed free upon request. My sister and I will be walking/running with Earned Runs "Cookie Strong" and in memory of our Mom as well. xox RUN HAPPY! RUNNING, WALKING, CYCLING MUSIC: the usual PLUS GOSPEL, HALLOWEEN, DISNEY, ETC
A recent post listed several ways of achieving an increased running speed. Many runners and walkers would find one of these ways especially enjoyable, but possibly a challenge to set up: listen to music with a higher Beats Per Minute (BPM) count. JOG.FM offers online (free) and phone app (for purchase) services by Blendist LLC to help you do just that. This post discusses the FREE website only. Tabs allow tune-seekers to select music information geared to running, walking, or cycling. These activity-specific pages help you see lists of songs by minutes per mile pace (running or walking), rotations per minute effort (cycling), with BPM alongside the pace/RPM information. Opportunities exist to “narrow by genre” or search monthly Top Chart lists dating back to 2011. There is the usual option to play a sample and then purchase it through links to iTunes or the Amazon store, or place on a Spotify list (this link was not active). The artist is identified. GOSPEL MUSIC was the first genre I looked at/previewed. Not being a frequent listener, I am poorly equipped to judge the song list except to say that it was extensive and provided many selections for a specific pace. “HALLOWEEN” was another intriguing genre; it only included one song however, and I was a bit disappointed, but kudos for the effort to identify this music!!! There were other genre choices I considered to be somewhat unusual (admittedly I’m not musically savvy) like Christmas, DISNEY, College Rock (one song), Glam Rock (one song), Comedy, and more. Subscribers can submit songs, so it’s up to everyone out there to beef up that Halloween list in time for the holiday! I found the site to be easier to use and less intimidating than most others I have visited for playlist-construction assistance. My current running preference is to listen to the original artist/version of a hit song. Thus it’s disconcerting to review a highly recommended playlist and find remixes, mash-ups, and ‘cover’ variations of songs by artists I mostly don’t recognize. It’s not that I don’t appreciate the musical genius involved in their creation (I loved the two “Pitch Perfect” movies and the TV show “Glee”) I don’t understand the scene well enough. If purchases are involved, I shy away from buying tunes I might not like for workouts and runs. You may wish to review and purchase their phone app. Good luck with the musical part of your run! Please share your insights on the topic. RUN HAPPY! https://jog.fm/ ALL BLACK IS STYLISH, PRACTICAL NIKE released its Beautiful x Powerful collection for women this month on October 6. Earned Runs is not specifically endorsing this line, but pointing out how wearing all black fitness shoes to work or school or while shopping or commuting, can be stylish and healthy, and not so obviously ‘athletic”. These black shoes can continue the long clean lines of fashion black slacks/pants so commonly worn as daywear by women. As a practical matter, if an outfit’s foundation is a pair of sleek, all-black trainers, other complementary neutral pieces can complete the look, which can be fashionable yet functional.
I have a pair of all black PUMAs, with Velcro closures instead of laces, that I have worn for years when taking the train or traveling, and paired with black jeans and a variety of structured jackets. They need replacing, so when this ad came to my attention I was interested. There have been rather clunky looking all black walking shoes on the market for years, but they have had too much of an ‘orthopedic’ look. Fall/winter is boot season, but traditional boots can be heavy and hot, and not always have comfortably low heels. If the sidewalk and streets are cleared, it may not be necessary to wear boots every day. Some of the more recently released shoes have bootie or sock-like construction that offers cold weather protection; the uppers would be nicely covered by pant legs. The biggest advantage to having an understated, sporty style is that you can be ready to change into running gear at the lunch hour or after work, and not need to change undergarments, as wearing a sports bra can contribute to the slim lines of this look; you’ll already be wearing dark socks. Brooks™ has all black Adrenalin 16 GTS shoes, Puma™ has the new Fierce line, and Adidas™ offers it’s streamlined Tubular Defiant shoes. Likely there are other all black shoes to be found. What about men dressing for comfort and ease of transition to running gear? Guys already know how powerful a black foundation look can be if they have seen the New Zealand national rugby union team play. The “All Blacks” look fierce due to their size and physique, especially when performing the famous pre-game haka, Maori challenge, dance. Their all black uniforms complete the impression of power. Fashion is definitely a personal matter; I’m just saying that all-black athletic shoes don’t need to be the clunky walking types and can serve a purpose outside of the gym and streets. RUN HAPPY! http://news.nike.com/news/nike-beautiful-x-powerful-collection WebMD ADVICE EATING TO LOSE WEIGHT AND BUILD MUSCLE Archive, from 2010.
Although this piece is six years old, it is solid. Because I am not an NFL player, coach, or trainer, some of whom are quoted in this article, I am not going to offer much else. Since many will search the internet looking to see if more protein is needed to build muscle, There’s a link below to articles about how much protein is needed to build muscle. Go Lions! RUN HAPPY! http://www.webmd.com/men/features/eat-to-lose-weight http://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/features/will-eating-more-protein-help-your-body-gain-muscle-faster#1 http://www.webmd.com/diet/healthy-kitchen-11/how-much-protein |
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