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Road Running

A few days out

2009-06-17T08:53:00.002+01:00

but my training are to proceed. In the last two weeks I did some regular runs, 3 or maybe 4 runs average. In the last days I didn't run because I had a lot of work to do, and so no free time. Yesterday I went to the theater, but today I should go out to a free run. More at the end of the day due to the high temperatures, and also due to my sleep miss, other way for sure I couldn't do more that 20 min.

No schedules

2009-05-06T13:52:00.002+01:00

Backing from an injury, business trip and vacations... A lot o time without run or with limited training. For now, backing to the road, but in a easy way, without schedules, just run. Yesterday I did 30 minutes, today I expect to to a little more. In a few week I try to start a new schedule, hope this time to end with a really race!

Man dies at Barcelona marathon

2009-05-04T10:14:00.000+01:00

A 27-year-old Irish man has died while taking part in a marathon in Spain.

Colin Dunne from Co. Offaly fell ill while running in the race in Barcelona this morning.

The cause of death is not known at this stage but it is believed that it may be cardiovascular related.

source

BAA hosts new 5K run prior to Boston Marathon

2009-04-04T10:13:00.000+01:00

The Boston Athletic Association announced today plans to host a 5K road race on the day prior to the running of the 113th Boston Marathon. The 5K will offer a fun and competitive course for athletes, and for those who have always dreamed of crossing the Boston Marathon finish line, a 'non-qualifying' chance to do so.

"The record closeout for the Boston Marathon registration is a testament to the popularity of the event and we are happy to be able to offer athletes another race in which they can participate in on the same weekend," said Guy Morse, B.A.A. executive director. "We look forward to the response and participation of runners in this year's 5K, as well as the competition and excitement it will bring to participants and spectators."

DATE: The B.A.A. 5K will take place on Sunday, April 19, 2009

more info...

Injury

2009-03-18T23:40:00.002Z

For now and since last friday I'm not training due to an injury on twin muscles on my legs. I don't know if this is the correct muscle name in english! I feel better, already no pain, but I will still more a few days without run to do a safe recovery. I don't know what is the cause of this injury, but this is a recurring ijury, every time I keep a bigger period of timewith regular runs! I should checkout wnat if really the problem!

Rui Silva

2009-03-09T09:33:00.001Z

Rui Silva won the 1500m at Athletics European championship. Congratulations!

If anyone had thought that Portugal's Rui Silva was yesterday's man at the age of 32, the 1998 and 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships 1,500m champion proved them wrong.

Silva unleashed a ferocious sprint over the final 200m to claim his hat trick of titles, crossing the line in 3:44.38 to return to the top of the medal podium after an absence of seven years.

“The old Rui is back,” proclaimed the thrilled Silva, who was also the 2001 World Indoor champion and 2004 Olympic bronze medallist.

“Four the last four years, I haven't been able to compete in a major championships because of injuries or because I wasn't fit because of injuries so this gold medal makes me very happy.

“I've always been strong at the finish so between the bell and the next 150m I was very comfortable, although it was hard over the last 50m. I have to admit I thought someone might catch me,” he added.

source

Post marathon recover

2009-03-04T22:44:00.001Z

At the same article can be found a list of problems after a run a marathon, and how to recover from them. Some of them I already felt:

Achilles Tendinitis
In early stages, Achilles tendinitis symptoms are present early during a run and again at the end of the run. Hills and speedwork can aggravate the condition. In later stages, the Achilles tendon will be painful with any running effort and also with walking. The tendon may be painful to squeeze. The tendon may creak when you move it, or you might notice a tender nodule or thickening. As was the case with plantar fasciitis, the tendon is often sore or stiff with first steps after sleep or after sitting more than 20 minutes. Self-care should include ice massage for 15 to 20 minutes twice a day until pain free; over-the-counter anti-inflammatory medications and/or the supplement chondroitin sulfate; heel-lifts added to all of your shoes; gentle calf-stretching exercise; and avoiding shoes with low (less than 3/8") heel-to-ball height differential. When pain-free, begin strengthening with eccentric resistance exercises, such as standing on a chair on your tip-toes and (slowly) lowering your heel until you reach the endpoint, with your heel lower than the ball of your foot. Repeat this exercise 10 to 15 times. Progress to doing one foot at a time, then by adding weight (i.e., hold dumbbells) and reps as you become stronger.

the complete list here.

Risk Factors for Injury

2009-03-04T22:40:00.001Z

Some excerpt from a very nice article on marathonguide.com.

Downhill Running
Aside from the climbing from mile 16 to 21, the Boston course is downhill. Particularly after Heartbreak Hill, the race takes a rather abrupt downhill route to Cleveland Circle. The amount of downhill running in general, and the downhill section after Heartbreak Hill (when fatigue has already exacted a toll) in particular can be a risk factor for developing such injuries as patellar tendinitis, patellofemoral syndrome, illiotibial band syndrome, anterior tibial stress syndrome, and stress fractures (among others) in the postmarathon period.
Distance
Face it, even if you log your prerequisite long runs before the race, 26.2 miles is still a long way to run. Some runners are better prepared for the distance than others. For those marginally prepared for the distance, racing 26.2 miles can be an additional risk factor for postrace injuries. The muscle fatigue resulting from running farther than you are accustomed can linger for days, weeks, or even months. During this postrace fatigued state, you may be at risk for many of the overuse injuries that can befall a runner.
Intensity
A well-prepared runner out to enjoy the Boston Marathon experience while cruising well within his or her capacity will nevertheless stress his or her system to some degree. However, the cumulative lower extremity stresses absorbed by runners really pressing their limits can be exponentially greater. On the one hand, "bonking" and pressing on is one example of pressing one's limits. On the other hand, screaming to a new PR can equally stress one's limits. Completing such an intense effort can predispose you to postrace recovery problems.

Log update

2009-03-04T10:10:00.001Z

With a very small run: only 30 minutes. No time for more, the dinners was waiting for me :)

Mumbai runs marathon for peace, in memory of victims

2009-03-04T10:08:00.000Z

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Thousands of runners, many with messages for peace scrawled on their T-shirts, participated in Mumbai's annual marathon, its first international sporting event and the biggest public gathering since the attacks in November.

Even before the first light of dawn lit up the CST train station, the starting point and one of the sites attacked by Islamist gunmen, runners posed for pictures against its imposing Gothic facade, their fingers parted in the victory sign.

Next race

2009-02-24T18:48:00.001Z

in portuguese :(

Numa iniciativa do
Grupo Desportivo de São Domingos
por ocasião do 6.º Grande Prémio do Pinhal/Sertã
Sertã, 28 de Março de 2009 (Sábado)

Local de concentração:
Sertã – Alameda da Carvalha (junto ao tribunal)
Trajecto nas artérias principais
Horas:
15h00

mais informações sobre a corrida de são domingos.

Log update

2009-02-22T19:26:00.002Z

This week I did a ran 4 times: not bad! Anyway all days I did just a easy or medium dificulty run, and I not follow the planning. It's hard to have time for all.
Log updated.

No time to training

2009-02-05T13:25:00.002Z

...so, run more fast. I did a quick training yestarday because I just had 30 minutes of free time, and so I run fast instead of doing the planned run, a little more than pace, and it was a good training. I feel good.
Log updated.

New training program - try again

2009-01-22T08:50:00.003Z

The goal for the last training schedule have failed. At least some of them: i could not be running in good shape to do a good half marathon. Some of the reasons are the few free time, less than I estimate, and a injury at the end of the schedule. Maybe some lack of motivation.
Now I will put again the same schedule program, only change the dates on it. Starting on very first week after the ending of the another one. The schedule:

The detailed explanations and refereneces here.

Scedule for November 2008 - January 2009

2008-10-27T23:22:00.004Z

Back to the road!! :)
Bellow is my training schedule for next 3 months. It's an adaption of the last two scheduled, based on the Hal Higdon Intermediate and on Advanced Half Marathon Training Programs.
Bellow can be found a copy of the meaning of each training, from Hal Digdon.

Easy Runs: The runs on Mondays, Wednesdays and sometimes Fridays or Saturdays are designed to be done at a comfortable pace. Don't worry about how fast you run these workouts. Run easy! If you're training with a friend, the two of you should be able to hold a conversation. If you can't do that, you're running too fast. (For those wearing heart rate monitors, your target zone should be between 65 and 75 percent of your maximum pulse rate.)

Stretch & Strength: Mondays and Wednesdays are also days on which I advise you to spend extra time stretching--and do some strength training too. These are actually "easy" days, so don't overdo it. It's wise to stretch every day, particularly after you finish your run, but spend more time stretching on Mondays and Wednesdays. And don't forget to stretch while warming up for your hard runs. I can't emphasize this strongly enough: Advanced runners need to spend more time stretching than Novice or Intermediate runners! That's because you probably run faster and train harder, which can stiffen the body. And don't forget at least some strength training, which could consist of push-ups, pull-ups, use of free weights or working out with various machines at a health club. Runners generally benefit if they combine light weights with a high number of repetitions, rather than pumping very heavy iron. For more information, see: Stretch & Strengthen.

Distance: The training schedule dictates workouts at distances, from 3 miles to two hours, the latter which (depending on your ability) may actually take you further than your half marathon race distance. Don't worry about running precise distances, but you should come close. Pick a course through the neighborhood, or in some scenic area where you think you might enjoy running. Then measure the course either by car or bicycle. As an Advanced runner, you probably already know the distances of many of your courses. When the prescribed workout (as on Sundays) is in hours rather than miles, forget distance entirely.

Rest: Rest is as important a part of your training as the runs. You will be able to run the long runs on the weekend better--and limit your risk of injury--if you program some easy training before and after. Be realistic about your fatigue level--particularly in the closing weeks of the program--and don't be afraid to take a day off.

Hills: Some hill training will help strengthen your quads and build speed. Look for a hill between 200 and 400 meters long. Jog or walk an equal distance between each repeat. I prescribed only three hill sessions, all in the first half of the program, but if you want to do more hill training, be my guest. You can substitute hill repeats for any of the interval workouts, or even in place of a Tempo Run or two if you want.

Speedwork: If you want to race at a fast pace, you need to train at a fast pace several days a week. The training schedule begins with 400-meter repeats, but also includes 800- and 1600-meter repeats in later weeks. Walk or jog between each repeat. You can do the 400 and 800 repeats on a track, although you may want to do the 1600 (mile) repeats on the road. Run Fast.For more information on speed training, see my book, Run Fast.

Warm-up: Warming up is important, not only before the race itself, but before your speed workouts above and pace workouts below. Most Novice runners do not warm up, except in the race itself. This is okay, because they're more interested in finishing rather than finishing fast. You have a different goal, otherwise you wouldn't be using the Advanced program, so warm up before you run fast. My usual warm-up is to jog a mile or two, sit down and stretch for 5-10 minutes, then run some easy strides (100 meters at near race pace). And I usually cool down afterwards by doing half the warm-up distance.

Tempo Runs: This is a continuous run with a buildup in the middle to near 10-K race pace. A Tempo Run of 40 to 60 minutes would begin with 10-20 minutes easy running, build to 20-30 minutes near the middle, then 5-10 minutes easy toward the end. The pace buildup should be gradual, not sudden, with peak speed coming about two-thirds into the workout. Hold that peak only for a minute or two. I consider Tempo Runs to be the "Thinking Runner's Workout." A Tempo Run can be as hard or easy as you want to make it, and it has nothing to do with how long (in time) you run or how far. In fact, the times prescribed for Tempo Runs serve mainly as rough guidelines. Feel free to improvise. Improvisation is the heart of doing a Tempo Run correctly.

Pace: A lot of runners look at my training schedules and ask, "What do you mean by 'pace?'" I mean "race pace," the pace at which you expect to run the half marathon. Some workouts are designed as pace runs to get you used to running the pace you will run in the race. In Week 10, for example, I ask you to do "5 m race pace." Hopefully that is self-explanatory. You might want to do a short warm-up before starting each of these pace runs.

Long Runs: As an experienced runner, you probably already do a long run of around 60-90 minutes on the weekends anyway. The schedule suggests a slight increase in time as you get closer to race date: from 90 minutes to 1:45 to two hours. Don't get hung up on running these workouts too fast and forget about how many miles you cover. And, yes, you may actually find yourself running further than 13.1 miles when you run two hours. Run at a comfortable, conversational pace, except on those days where a 3/1 run is prescribed. A 3/1 run is one in which you run the first three-fourths of the distance at a comfortable pace, then accelerate to near race pace over the last one quarter of the workout. (You should finish refreshed, not fatigued.) The schedule below suggests doing your long runs on Sundays, and while you can do them Saturdays or any other convenient day, you will generally find it easier to run the long runs the day after the pace runs instead of vice versa.

Cross-Train: Normally I don't prescribe cross-training for Advanced runners. That's because you're usually more focused on pure running than Novice or Intermediate runners. But if you find that cross-training helps you prevent injuries, or if you enjoy it, feel free to substitute cross-training on one or more of the easy days. Notice I used the word substitute. Usually it's not a good idea to add cross-training, particularly hard cross-training, to an existing schedule under the mistaken belief that it will make you stronger. It may actually cause you to overtrain, which can have a negative effect on performance, because you never get a chance to rest. What form of cross-training works best? It could be swimming, cycling, walking, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, or even some combination that could include strength training.

Juggling: Don't be afraid to juggle the workouts from day to day and week to week. If you have an important business meeting on Thursday, do that workout on Wednesday instead. If your family is going to be on vacation one week when you will have more or less time to train, adjust the schedule accordingly. If this means running hard on successive days, so be it. Program in an extra day of rest to compensate. Be consistent with your training, and the overall details won't matter.

Racing: Most experienced runners enjoy racing, so I've included three races during the training period: one every third week, building from 5-K to 10-K to 15-K. There is nothing magic about those particular distances, and there is no necessity to race. Plug in whatever races look interesting from your local area wherever they fit in your schedule. (See "Juggling," above.) You can use races to test your fitness and predict your finishing time in the half marathon and what pace to run that race.

Slow

2008-01-14T23:15:00.000Z

My training still going is slow way. Just 1 or 2 runs a weeks. Sometimes 3, but just esy runs. I must restarts the harder runs immediately. Last week I give blood, and so delayed the restart.
Tomorrow I will try a quick but fast run.

Schedule cancelled

2008-01-02T23:50:00.003Z

I stop following the rest of my schedule training program. At this Christmas season I did 2 or 3 easy runs per week, but never take note of that, and so I don't log the activities in the training program. Also I have no race scheduled for the next times and so I will abort this program, but not the training.
I will continue with the same frequency, I try to do a best training: repetitions and long runs.

Did nothing

2007-12-11T08:55:00.000Z

.. no update needed. Some flu and also no free time, and so I didn't the usual training, neither the gym session.

Some fun links:

Log update

2007-12-08T23:05:00.001Z

Just another log update

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Glo Marathon: Elite Athletes Arrive

2007-12-04T10:10:00.000Z

Winner of the women’s 2007 Chicago Half Marathon, Debela Berhane Adere of Ethiopia and world’s number four male Marathoner Yared Tesfit Asmeron of Portugal will be arriving today for the Glo-Lagos Half Marathon ahead of eight other elite athletes from Kenya who are also flying into Lagos same day.
Adere, who also won the 2006 Chicago World Half Marathon, has a personal best time of 67:32. She is expected in aboard an Ethiopian Airline’s flight late today and has vowed to re-enact her winning feat.
“I am coming to Lagos to be the first woman to win the Glo-Lagos Half Marathon and maintain my good record for the year. I have to be in early to psychologically prepare for the race because I know every other runner wants to end the year on a high note,” Adere said in an internet chat room.
Asmeron, originally from Eritrea, finished fourth at 02:17:41 in the 2007 World Athletics Championship in Osaka, Japan last August and is currently ranked as the fourth best marathon runner in the 2007 athletics season by the International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF).
Arriving from Kenya also today are Barbabas Kiplagat Kosgei, Wilson Kiprotich Kebenei, Kirong Dubcan Kibet, Patrick Mutuku Ivuti and Jacob Kiplagat Kosgei. Others are William Chebon Chebor, Ben Mayio and Wilson Kwambai Chebet.

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Lots of work...

2007-12-04T09:48:00.000Z

... and no training yesterday :( I had planned to go to the gym, to do the usual session, but no time. I arrive home to late. Maybe today I can go there. I must have time to it!

Kenya's Wanjiru wins Fukuoka marathon

2007-12-03T10:13:00.000Z

TOKYO (AFP) — Samuel Wanjiru from Kenya ran his first full marathon at the Fukuoka international on Sunday, winning the event in record time.
Wanjiru, 21, world record holder of the half marathon, finished the Fukuoka International Open Marathon Championship in two hours six minutes and 39 seconds, with Ethiopia's Deriba Merga second at two hours six minutes and 50 seconds.
Originally from Kenya, Wanjiru has trained himself in Japan for six years and now is in his third year running at Toyota Motor Kyushu in the southwestern city of Fukuoka.
"It feels very good," Wanjiru said. "I was a bit nervous until about 30 kilometres (18.6 miles), but I felt the strength afterward."
Japan's Atsushi Sato, Japan's half marathon record holder, took third, finishing the race with a smile and an arm raised as he spearheaded his bid to win a ticket to the Beijing Olympics next year.
The race was one of three marathons that the Japanese Association of Athletics Federations set aside as national trials to decide three Olympic berths for Japanese men.
Merga, 27, and Sato closely marked Wanjiru until shortly after 33 kilometres. Wanjiru and Merga pulled away from Sato after the 35 kilometre marker.

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Cheruiyot wins Milan men's marathon

2007-12-03T10:09:00.000Z

MILAN, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Kenya's Evans Kiprop Cheruiyot won the Milan men's marathon on Sunday in a time of two hours nine minutes and 15 seconds.

Favourite Pamela Chepchumba of Kenya claimed the women's race in 2:25:37.

The 25-year-old Cheruiyot, who finished third in the world road running championship half marathon in Udine in October, narrowly avoided a spectator who jumped over a barrier onto the final straight before being dragged away by stewards.

Compatriot John Birgen, who won this race in 2003, was second and South Africa's Norman Dlomo third in a race run in cold temperatures and on a flat course, albeit over Milan's many cobbled streets. (Reporting by Mark Meadows; Editing by Rex Gowar)

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Sunday - rest

2007-12-03T09:50:00.000Z

Yesterday I do not did anything. I miss my schedule tanning to just stay home all afternoon!
I fill the schedule with last log update for the last week.
This week I will try to restart the repetitions and fast runs again. I'm more recovered from miss sleeping....

Log update

2007-11-16T23:50:00.000Z

Log update after a tired session at the gym: warm up, building (3x12 in each exercise) and 20 minutes at eliptic machine, level 10.

Log update

2007-11-11T20:20:00.000Z

This special week, just a 40 minutes a day, and 2 days of gym.

Log Update

2007-11-02T18:37:00.000Z

Just another log update. Not yet start with the repetitions training :(

log update

2007-10-28T14:47:00.000Z

I forgot to update the running log.

Tomorrow it will be a easy run. I'm tired :(

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Sunday long run

2007-10-28T13:31:00.000Z

Today I did another long run: Parque das Nações - Praça do Comercio.
Route: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1417597

20.3 Km
1h33m30
4:36 / Km

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Bi diary training

2007-10-27T22:06:00.000+01:00

Today I ran at the morning, before the breakfast, just 40 minutes easy pace.
At the afternoon I do a session at the gym: the usual circuit: 3x12 repetitions on each machine, and next 15 minutes in the elliptic and 15 minutes at the bike. Both with interval training: harder and easier.

Famous American runners gather for Olympic marathon trial

2007-10-25T23:23:00.001+01:00

NEW YORK, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- A total of 134 runners will compete in the United States Olympic marathon team trials in New York on Nov. 3, including Meb Keflezighi, the 2004 Olympic silver medallist.

In the field, other famous runners are Khalid Khannouchi, American record holder and Alan Culpepper, who claimed the trial victory for the Athens Games.

Culpepper, who finished 12th in the marathon at the 2004 Olympics, and Ryan Hall, the first U.S. athlete to run under an hour for the half-marathon distance will also compete.

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Delhi to run in Vodafone Half Marathon

2007-10-25T23:21:00.000+01:00

NEW DELHI: With an all new category for corporates and increased prize money, a record 28,000 participants are set to run for various charitable causes in the third Vodafone Delhi Half Marathon slated for October 28.

The venue for the race's start and finish has been shifted from the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium to the Central Secretariat Grounds on Vinay Marg.

The annual event has added a new category for corporates -- the Corporate Sporting Challenge -- this year.

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Log Update

2007-10-25T22:59:00.000+01:00

Tuesday I went to the gym and yesterday I run 1h, some period with a good pace.
Today I have no time to run, so an extra free day. Maybe tomorrow I have time!

Long run

2007-10-21T15:13:00.000+01:00

Today I do a long run, just to start the training period with a some km to the legs!
I do the following route:
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1403906

19.16 Kilometers in 1h30m.
This is a average speed of 4:41 per km.

Log uptaded.

Log update

2007-10-16T23:26:00.000+01:00

Second day in the gym. It's ok, until now seems to be a good method to improve strength.
Yesterday I run 45 minutes. I delay the gym for today because I feel tired yet, from the saturday gym session.

Gym

2007-10-14T12:18:00.000+01:00

I start yesterday on a gymnasium (or a health club), to do some strength exercises to the upper side of the body, specially for my backs. Also to to some strength to the legs. My initial program also includes some cardio exercises but for now they are too much easy, but as they are different than run in the road, I will keep with it to do a more complete set of exercises to equilibrate all body. The gym is the GinasioContraste, in Lisbon.

Week report

2007-10-14T12:10:00.000+01:00

Last week I run 3 times just 30 / 40 minutes. I had no time for more. Yesterday I do the first day on the gym, and today I do a 35 minutes run before the breakfast. Running before the breakfast is good to force muscles to get the energy to the fat and not from the sugar in the blood. This afternoon, I will do a second run today, faster but now plenty of energy: some time after a good meal!

Traning Schedule Oct07 - Jan08

2007-10-14T12:07:00.000+01:00

Finally the new training schedule, for the winter season. I will start now after some weeks out in holidays and also some weeks out of training due to wounds. The training schedule will be based again on the Hal Higdon Intermediate and on Advanced Half Marathon Training Programs. The last one I do, I don't follow it until the end due to several reasons: no time, some pains on the legs, and so on. This one I will try to follow it, but for sure that I can't do all the training at schedule day. So I will be happy if I can do all the trainings schedule for each week, even if I don't do it at right days.
This program will be some modified since last one because I start on the gym, 2 times a week, and so this will be included on this schedule. Here are my goals and the reasons to start on the gym.

Gym - cardio (bike, run, etc) and strength

Tempo Runs - This is a continuous run with a buildup in the middle to near 10-K race pace. A Tempo Run of 30 to 45 minutes would begin with 10-15 minutes easy running, build to 15-20 minutes near the middle, then 5-10 minutes easy toward the end. The pace buildup should be gradual, not sudden, with peak speed coming about two-thirds into the workout. Hold that peak only for a minute or two. I consider Tempo Runs to be the "Thinking Runner's Workout." A Tempo Run can be as hard or easy as you want to make it, and it has nothing to do with how long (in time) you run or how far. In fact, the times prescribed for Tempo Runs serve mainly as rough guidelines. Feel free to improvise. Improvisation is the heart of doing a Tempo Run correctly. from HalHigdon

Pace - A lot of runners look at my training schedules and ask, "What do you mean by 'pace?'" I mean "race pace," the pace at which you expect to run the half marathon. Some workouts are designed as pace runs to get you used to running the pace you will run in the race. In Week 10, for example, I ask you to do "5 m race pace." Hopefully that is self-explanatory, but I offer more directions in the weekly screens. You might want to do a short warm-up before starting each of these pace runs. from HalHigdon

Back from holidays

2007-09-18T22:40:00.000+01:00

...again. Backing from another week out. this time really vacations. The other two weeks I were working. Last week I run only once or twice, I don't remember well.
For now, I must do and publish the training program. Will be similar to the last one. Maybe some adaptations. I try to start the schedule next week. This week I will run like usual. Today I miss the run because I went to the dentist. I hate them!

Done

2007-08-29T23:04:00.000+01:00

The run for today is done.
48 minutes and with a more easy pace. Backing to training...

Return from holidays

2007-08-29T14:00:00.000+01:00

During last 2 and half week I was almost out of internet. But I planned to do some good and long run during this period, but at first training I get injured on my leg. During almost next 2 week I do only recovering. At the end I do a 30 minutes run at one day and 35 km bike another.
Yesterday I do 45 minutes free run I hope to have time today to do another 45 minutes

Running shoes

2007-08-03T09:15:00.000+01:00

I bought a new running shoes only to training. They are the KALENJI Mythra Jog, a Decathlon own brand. I bought it on Decathlon Portugal store (decathlon.com). For now I'm yet on adaption period, but I feel they are a lot warn, I think they don't have a good air circulation. But it's not yet time to do a good review for it. I'm looking do buy a new Asics or the Adidas Microbounce on the discount period.

This week, try to back on

2007-08-02T09:15:00.000+01:00

Last weekend I went to a marriage, and so, I ate a lot. No run of course. At sunday I run only 20 minutes, because I have no time for more.
This week:
Tuesday - 40 minutes
Wednesday - 55 minutes, fartlek. Very run training with some periods at good pace. I feel good I no pain in my left leg. At least after get warn.
I will try to run again today, but I'm afraid I have no time for a long run, as I wish.

Car Guy Garage

2007-07-26T00:14:00.000+01:00

On Car Guy Garage you can buy any type cabinets:Metal Garage Cabinets kitchen cabinets, Metal Garage Cabinets for example.But you can find any cabinets or other related articles.

Organizing your garage is a weekend improvement project that will add value and convenience to your home and make you the envy of the neighborhood. Full metal cabinets can transform your cluttered garage into an organized and functional storage area and workspace.

A very usefull product available for online shopping é the bike rack to a garage. With this rack you can store your bike in just a few space, freeing space to other things in your garage. You can also store your bike helmet and other stuff.
You can also find car wash related products, and also workbenchs for anything you want.
If you want to tunning your garage you can also buy a neon clock :)
The ordering information and also the conditions can be read from this link.

Marathon running

2007-07-24T17:20:00.000+01:00

On the surface, marathon running appears to be a fairly uncomplicated sport. You run for ages, keep drinking water and end up stumbling over the finishing line quite short of breath. I recall thinking this, but when you run a marathon you realise it's slightly more complicated.

To run a marathon successfully, you have to condition your body to make it suitable to run for 26.2 miles. More importantly, you need to think of how long running that distance will take and make sure you can stay on your feet and move forwards for that amount of time.

To cut a long – and at times rather dull – story short, running a marathon is about training, putting in lots of effort and learning how to jog properly, rather than running like a headless chicken.

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Mariela Gonzalez gold medal in marathon

2007-07-24T17:18:00.001+01:00

RIO DE JANEIRO, 22 July- Cuban Mariela González won athletics’ first gold medal in marathon at the Pan American Games RIO 2007. She crossed the finish line at the Flamengo Park, in 2h43min11sec. Two Brazilian runners also made it to the podium. Márcia Narloch won the silver medal (2h45min10sec), and Sirlene de Pinho, who lead the race throughout most of the time, won bronze (2h47min36). The medal awarding ceremony takes place on Monday, 23 July at the João Havelange Stadium at 7:05PM.

All report at CubaHeadlines

Headache and internal ear

2007-07-20T09:04:00.000+01:00

This week I'm most of the times with an headache. Possibility is caused by a equilibrium loss of internal ear. This already happens to me before, one time.
Also this week I had a few free time and so I run less:
Tuesday 40 min
Thursday 40 min
I hope I can do a long run tomorrow at my weekend, but I'm not sure before the body, I mean the head movement cause me pain on my head, and I think this don't helps me to recover.

Last week report

2007-07-16T13:22:00.000+01:00

Tuesday - 45 min,
Wednesday - 50 min
Saturday - 45 min (2 laps)
Sunday - 40 min bike (2 laps)

Asics Gel-Nimbus 9

New shoes

2007-07-12T19:00:00.000+01:00

New shoes... but for my wish list.
It's the new Adidas Microbounce+ LT
Seems to have a goog cushioning.

Week report

2007-07-10T09:05:00.000+01:00

No training program yet :(
Tuesday - 45 min
Wednesday - 50 min (fast on short time periods)
Thursday - 45 min
Sunday - 45 min

2 days off

2007-07-02T23:26:00.000+01:00

2 days off: yesterday and today, after the race. Just some walk because I had no time for a short run. Tomorrow I will back to the training. I hope duing this week I can have the new training program...

Race report

2007-07-02T08:52:00.000+01:00

I ran this weekend the Corrida das Fogueiras 15 km race, in Peniche, and I finishes it with 1:07:09 time. It not a good time, but it was a good step to return to the races. I feel fine, and I finishes no tired and none wounds returns, and this is good. Race reports updated.

Corrida das Fogueiras

2007-06-27T11:51:00.000+01:00

Preparing the Corrida das Fogueiras. 15km next Saturday.

new balance m1010

Forced stop

2007-06-22T08:34:00.000+01:00

This week I only run at tuesday. A forced stop changed my training program for this week. Probably I'll resume running next Saturday.

Last week report

2007-06-18T12:37:00.000+01:00

Tuesday - 45 min
Wednesday - 1 hour
Thursday - 40 min
Saturday - 45 min

Blood donation

2007-06-04T13:40:00.000+01:00

I gave blood in last Thursday, and now I' m recovering from it. I did a small run at Saturday, very slow, and I feel very weak. Yesterday I do some bike and today is a rest day. Tomorrow I will resume I usual training, but not yet at same pace. Now without schedule program...

Shoes

2007-05-31T17:00:00.000+01:00

The Adidas Original Store collection:

All races log

2007-05-29T23:19:00.000+01:00

Before I used an old tool to store my training log, and also my races logs, made by myself but with lot of limitations. From now on I decided to use the online documents, powered by Google Docs, to store logs and races. I published now an export from these tool, with all race I did until today, and I will keep this spreadsheet updated. The document is here, with the header in Portuguese :)

Almost at the end

2007-05-28T23:14:00.000+01:00

Almost at the end of my schedule training program, and the goal is not reached. At the middle of the program the wounds don't let me proceed with the programed. Also the few free time and some laziness! I will restart the program again. The same one, again! But I will mark some race in my calendar to give some extra motivation!

Innovative Tutor

2007-05-24T23:43:00.000+01:00

Escore is a online educational center to help children success in the school. They have experience to promote everyone to love learning. In the online site you can find a center all over USA, and you can also choose a grade. All grades available. They have an innovative tutor methodology!

Score Learning centers help children ages 4 to 14 make significant academic progress in an innovative tutoring environment.

Bike run

2007-05-22T23:53:00.000+01:00

This weekend I did a bike run: 85 Km. I never did so long distance. I realize that the run training don't give any advantage to bike run. Each of sports use differents sets of musclues, I think!
Today I run 45 minutes.

Log update

2007-05-14T14:55:00.000+01:00

45 minutes easy run at Saturday 12h: it was hard because the great sun it was at these time.
1 hour bike, yesterday, moderate pace but with some climbs.

Bid4prizes

2007-05-09T23:31:00.000+01:00

Bid4prizes is a site where visitors can bid for a prize he chooses and the lowest unique bid wins. Very fun, is a auction, but not the higher bid wins. It's right the opposite: the lowest bid wins. So, you can win very good prizes paying so little for it.
Some prizes currently offered:

The Logitech Package
ViewSonic VG2230wm
Panasonic 42" TV & Bose DVD Theater
BMW 3 Series

You can look to the past winners here.

Bike run

2007-05-09T23:29:00.000+01:00

Last Sunday I did my first bike training preparing my long ride in 2 weeks.
Log update with yesterday and today run: starting the sun season!

Radcliffe set to miss world champs

2007-05-03T11:35:00.000+01:00

Brtain's Paula Radcliffe is unlikely to defend her marathon title at the world championships in Japan this August after developing a stress fracture to the base of her spine.
Radcliffe, who gave birth to a baby daughter Isla in January, sustained the injury during a lengthy labor and aggravated it when she began training the following month.
"Starting back with it already weak, and then with the relaxing of the hormones through pregnancy, all the bones do not come together," Radcliffe said.
"There is no easy answer to when I need to be back to have a chance in Osaka."
The 33-year-old world marathon record holder is to take a complete rest for three weeks which will leave her with precious little time to prepare for Osaka.
"I'm not going to take huge risks to make sure that I will be 100 percent to be there," Radcliffe said in British newspapers Wednesday.

from cnn

Back to the road, I hope

2007-05-03T00:09:00.000+01:00

Log update with 1h10 minutes, at Saturday, with a good pace. I feel the knees and legs tired at the end. They aren't totally recovered yet, but it's ok. Easy run at Saturday plus walking at afternoon. Today I run 40 minutes: 20 slow and 20 minutes at max pace.

log update...

2007-04-26T23:26:00.000+01:00

...after almost one week out. Too much work, a weekend out and recovering my legs! Today I ran 45 minutes slow, to start again my schedule program

Log update

2007-04-18T13:15:00.000+01:00

I do an update of my running log, with the last runs, at weekend at yesterday. Just easy runs because I'm not yet ok

Running in Suffolk

2007-04-12T00:19:00.000+01:00

buryblue write a great blog: running in Suffolk. The pictures he takes during their runs are great, really great photos. Judging by the photos Sufflok is a beatifull region to visit and to live. I will search a little about it , another day because today I need to go sleep, but for now I leave here one link to start searching. Another one is of course the buryblue blog.

Quote

2007-04-12T00:08:00.000+01:00

I will reproduce here a quote found on the Sean Lloyd blog. This is great quote:

"I always loved running... it was something you could do by yourself, and under your own power. You could go in any direction, fast or slow as you wanted, fighting the wind if you felt like it, seeking out new sights just on the strength of your feet and the courage of your lungs." --Jesse Owens

Vertical Blinds

2007-04-11T23:48:00.000+01:00

This post is about vertical blinds. One of the most popular and practical uses for vertical blinds is in conservatories or sun rooms. Fully closed they not only offer privacy but protection from strong sunlight. With the veins tilted they still offer a degree of privacy without much restriction on light.
Other kind of blinds:
- Roller Blinds
- Roman Blind Kits
- Roman Blinds
- Venetian Blinds
- Wooden Blinds

The blinds are availabe in several colours and dimensions. Some details:

The operation of the blind is simplicity itself. To open and close the blinds, you simply draw the blinds with the wand, and to angle the slats, you simply twist the wand. There are no chains or cords to get tangled, or to act as a danger to children.

The headrail is powder coated white for long lasting cleanliness, and is clearly marked on the top to show which end can be cut.

Plan changed for current week

2007-04-11T23:33:00.000+01:00

Log update with today's run of 55 minutes, slow pace. I changed this training because my pain in the leg. So today I do a really slow pace, 55 minutes, just to avoid the stop. Tomorrow probable I will do the same, and I hope at the saturday I could resume the planned training program.

Today's log update

2007-04-10T23:40:00.000+01:00

Today I ran 45 minutes, very slow pace, because I had a pain just below my twins muscles of the right leg. After the warm up, the pain almost gone, but at the end it cames again :( Maybe the best should be to stop running a few days, I don't know... I will try to run again tomorrow, and so I decide to stop or not.

Coupon Codes

2007-04-10T23:21:00.000+01:00

couponchief.com is a site where you can find coupon codes to use in your favorite online store. They are organized by categories and I look at the sports category where I found a lot of coupons that offers 10% on stores like altrec.com and 20% on some articles on paragon.com. For example for eastBay you save 20% on a 100$ buy. You can choose your running shoes and so search for your discount before buy it.
A great offer for Adidas products: if you look in Adidas America store you find up to 40% on all 2007 Spring products. Very nice to buy a shoes at a good price.

Log update

2007-04-09T22:42:00.000+01:00

Log update with two long run in this large (three days) weekend:
1h05 at Friday
1h15 at Saturday
Last week I failed the repetitions training :(

Setúbal Half marathon

2007-04-02T09:18:00.000+01:00

I will probably do an half marathon before I finish the current schedule program do run the Meia Maratona de Setúbal at 6 May 2007. After that I will resume the training program to do another one at the end.

Log update

2007-04-02T09:14:00.000+01:00

This weekend I do an 1h15 run, at Saturday, at a good and constant pace. I finished too much more tired than the other days, I don't know why. At Sunday it was a rest day to recover... Log updated in my training program

log update

2007-03-27T23:03:00.000+01:00

I miss my training today.

Spine and sport medicine

2007-03-26T23:31:00.000+01:00

Spineandsports.com - NY Chiropractic Spine and sport medicine is specializes in the treatment of musculoskeletal problems.

Welcome to Spine and Sports Medicine, New York City’s premier treatment center for sports medicine, physical therapy and rehabilitation. At Spine and Sports Medicine, conveniently located in Midtown Manhattan, NYC, we treat a wide variety of conditions and disorders.

If your symptom are in one of the follow: low back, neck, mid back, shoulder, knee, elbow, tmj, sleep disorders, you can call spineandsports.com and they have a treatment for you. They are located in New York Spine and Sports Medicine is conveniently located in midtown Manhattan at the corner of 40th Street and Madison Avenue, or you can request an appointment here.

Log update

2007-03-26T08:50:00.000+01:00

Run log updated with the 1h30 run of last Saturday. On schedule!

Lisbon Half Marathon results

2007-03-19T16:32:00.000Z

This year I didn't run the Lisbon half marathon. If I did, and if I did it at my best time my result were 349 position. Full results here. Just a curiosity :) For now it's just training...

Lisbon Half Marathon in the press

2007-03-19T16:29:00.000Z

Jeptoo and Kipchumba steal the half marathon show in Lisbon
Sunday 18 March 2007Lisbon, Portugal – Great weather usually means good times, and Lisbon which today welcomed 36,000 participants at events in and surrounding the EDP Lisbon Half Marathon, saw Rita Jeptoo cross the finish line in 67:05, the fastest time by a women over the half marathon so far this year. In the men’s race, Robert Kipkorir Kipchumba ran in 60:31.
iaaf.org

Kenyans steal the show in the Lisbon half marathon.
Rita Jeptoo and Robert Kipchumba took the lead with jeptoo crossing the finishing line in 67:05, the fourth best time ever in Lisbon and the world's best time so far of the year.It was a personal best for Jeptoo by almost two minutes, her previous best being the 69:56, which she ran when winning the 2006 Paris Half Marathon.The 26-year-old set out a strong pace, and raced alone after the first 10km. Former winners, Susan Chepkemei (best time ever of 65:44 in Lisbon) and Salina Kosgei, couldn't keep up with Jeptoo's effort.The Portuguese runner Ana Dias, arrived in the fourth place with 70:40, near to her personal best (70.28), ahead of the Ethiopian Merima Denboba, and Kenya Sharon Cherop.
For the winner, this was an "expected good competition, with a great finish. I intended to run for the podium and I took the first place.

Robert Kipchumba needed 60:31 to win, after he crossed the "Ponte 25 de Abril", the most famous bridge in the Portuguese capital.Kipchumba, who ran the entire race at the front of the leading pack, passed 5 km in 14:02 as part of a group of 12 runners, 20km as one of 8 leading runners in 28:54, and 15km with the front pack down to seven runners in 43:19.
He only took the definitive lead in the last 400 metres, in the final sprint dropping the challenge of his fellow country man Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot, who, in the last five years in Lisbon has taken three second places (2005, 2006 and 2007) and two third places (2003 and 2005).
In third place across the finish line was the reigning double World Marathon champion, Jaouad Gharib of Morocco, who was one second ahead of the winner of 2006 New York City Marathon, the Brazilian Marilson dos Santos, who closed out today in fourth place.
In the next seven places arrived seven Kenyans, six of them under one hour and three minutes.

kbc.co.ke

Lisbon Half Marathon

2007-03-19T16:25:00.000Z

38.000 runners with Robert KIPCHUMBA and Rita JEPTOO of Kenya with respectively 01h00'31'' and 01h07'05'' realized a great performances, they are one more time confirmed the incontestable successful of Lisbon Half Marathon.

Here are the Lisbon Half-Marathon results (mens and womens)

NYC travel and sports blog

2007-03-19T16:18:00.000Z

NYC sports & travel is a blog with lot of information for who wants to go at New York for a sport event or just for travel. For who are a sport fan, you can found here a lot o team hosted in NY, for example the Baskteball team New York Knicks and the Hockey team New York Rangers. If I will visit NY some day, for sure I will try to watch a game of the Knicks, live. I only saw NBA games in TV, but watch it live should be amazing. This blog have also a page where you can found information about cheaper airline tickets for New York.

Running log update

2007-03-19T15:44:00.000Z

This weekend I run 1h20, 10 minutes less than plan, but the trail were hard. In the Sunday I didn't run. Maybe today I could have time to do a few km.

50 States Marathon

2007-03-16T11:34:00.000Z

So many people love running marathons in every state that two groups exist to help members network and track such a goal.

50 States & D.C. Marathon Group U.S.A

50 States Marathon Club

The 50 States Marathon Club has 1,239 members in the U.S. and nine other countries, while the 50 States and D.C. Marathon Group U.S.A. has about 900. (And yes, they really do count the District of Columbia separately.)

The 50 States and D.C. group, founded in 1989, used to limit membership to those with marathons in 20 different states. A few years ago, the membership requirement dropped to those who have run marathons in 10 states.
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And in Europe??! I also want to join to the EU marathon club!!!

Wirefly National Marathon

2007-03-16T00:08:00.000Z

Wirefly National Marathon is a marathon created to help people. The Wirefly National Marathon benefits local DC charities It will be on March 24. Please join to the race to run or simply to support the participants.

Our new race course will be exciting as we retain all the charm of last year's half marathon while marathoners get a faster route that highlights both the iconic depth of our Nation's Capital with the emergence of new and established neighborhoods.

You can do your registration online here. The only pre-requisite is that you must have run a race before, with a easy time. You can see on this page the set of organizations that will be the beneficiaries of the race. Also in the site you can check all the details about the race course, the elevation profile for the marathon and also for the half marathon, if you choose the smaller race.
Awards: The Wirefly National Marathon is pleased to announce that this year's event will award up to $10,000 in prize money to our top competitors in the Marathon and Half Marathon.
The Wirefly National Marathon is pleased to announce our partnership with the M Street Hotel located in the heart of the District of Columbia.

But before all, you need to train. The Wirefly National Marathon have announced in their site three teams that are the official training programs:

You can join with any of them to schedule you preparation to the race.
I leave here the contacts: email, fax and address.

Racedirector@nationalmarathon.com
Fax: 202-223-2648
1725 I Street, NW
Suite 200
Washington, DC 20006

Don't forget, the important is to participate, and of course will be nice that you don't give up and finishes the course

log update

2007-03-15T23:19:00.000Z

Today I run 20 min, plus 4 x 2 min fast with 3 min easy run in between and 10 min cool down. Here is the log update. It was the first time I use my HRM to memorize my training with repetitions. It's very good to keep the times of each lap. I use it to store the time of the lap, and the time of the rest time in between. So to read it in the end is just read one value and skip the next one, and so on. The only cons is that could have the lap time in a bigger digits in a special mode for repetitions traning.

Running log update

2007-03-14T23:50:00.000Z

First update of my training schedule / running log, with the first run. Should be the second but I miss the first one :( !! Not a good start, but I stay working late at Tuesday. Today I do a tempo run 55 minutes, that 15 min of them were running fast.

Just Say Hi

2007-03-14T23:38:00.000Z

JustSayHi.com is a online dating site like much other similar sites, but it's completely free, you don't need ever to insert your credit card data. This is very good thing to allow we trust on a site like this. You can search for a person with a profile you choose, in USA and Canada.

Meet thousands of fun, attractive, men and women in your area on our totally FREE online dating site. No gimmicks, no tricks. Stop paying for online dating now. Join our site and browse online personals from thousands of sexy singles who've discovered the benefits of free online dating and matchmaking.

Yet the training schedule

2007-03-13T15:04:00.000Z

I found another training schedule here on coolrunning, and I want to do some comparisons with mine. I choose the advanced one because it's for the goal 1:30 and under. This one has no rest days (!!!) , much more miles per week, but less repetitions training and less speed work. Maybe the one I choose is not for the under 1:30 goal time, but I think is better for me, because I already have a lot of miles run I just can be adapted to my weekly routine.

Dead Sea Ultra Marathon for 2007 - Press Release

2007-03-13T14:42:00.001Z

Press Release Content

Under the Patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Raed Bin Zeid, the organizing committee for the Society for Care of Neurological Patients's (SCNP) Dead Sea Ultra Marathon (DSUM), recently announced that doors are now open for registration for the marathon's 14^th edition. This year, the marathon is scheduled to be on the 13^th of April, and is sponsored by several locally based and internationally based entities including LGE the event's title sponsor since its launch in 1993.

The event which is expected to witness a large number of participation both from Jordan and abroad, shall allocate its proceeds for the benefit of treating Neurological patients in Jordan.

The organizing committee is now in the process of finalizing all the logistics for the run, and coordinating with all other relevant parties and security forces to guarantee the highest levels of safety and security for the individuals participating.

The DSUM is held annually on the first or second Friday during the month of April, with a pre-set run map starting from Amman and ending in the Dead Sea, also known as the lowest point on earth, giving the opportunity for people of all age groups to participate, even for the ages of 15 and under.

The marathon consists of 5 runs, the Ultra Marathon track which is 48.7 KM Long starting from Amman International Motor Show road and ending at the Dead Sea, the Marathon track which is 42 KM long starting at the Salam gas station and ending at the Dead Sea, the Half Marathon track which is 21 KM long starting from the Hanna Coffee shop and ending at the Dead Sea, the 10km Fun Run beginning and ending at the Dead Sea, and last but not least the Junior Marathon which is a 4,2 KM run also beginning and ending at the Dead Sea.

Those interested in registering for this event are invited to visit the Society for Care of Neurological Patients Headquarters in Shemisani. Upon registration each participant shall receive a bag, which contains a rules and regulations booklet, and other items.

via arabian business

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Lighting Solutions

2007-03-12T23:30:00.001Z

Currently I'm looking to buy a lighting solution for my home. Home Lighting with help of shoppremier site could be an option, they offer a great variety of all kind of lighting for home and garden and they also offer free shipping for orders more than 100$, for USA and contiguous countries. Of course that I won't buy here, because I live in Europe, but I search in this site to compare products and create an idea of the design I want for my home.

Technorati Tags: Home Lighting

Half Marathon Training Schedule

2007-03-08T22:16:00.000Z

This is my new schedule training program, to start next week, and to finish 12 weeks later ready to run an half-marathon. Tuesdays easy runs. Wednesdays tempo run: fast periods in the middle of the run.At Thursdays I will run repetitions of distance if I have a track, or time periods if I don't. Saturdays will be the long runs and Sundays a free program. Sunday and Friday are rest days. For each day I will annotate with the training done, so this will be also a running log for the next weeks. This program is based on the Hal Higdon Intermediate and on Advanced Half Marathon Training Programs.The goal is to run another half-marathon at my best time 1h27 and the second goal will be to drop this time to 1h24.

Today's run

2007-03-06T13:11:00.000Z

I cancel today's run because I have a family dinner, instead of it I must run Thursday.
Also I'm consider to use again this old schedule training program to prepare for some half-marathon for the next 3-4 months. Maybe I need to adjust the program again for my daily routine, or pick a new program from haldigdon's site. Soon I will publish here my calendar for the next months

Cheltenham

2007-03-06T11:53:00.000Z

If you are looking for some emotion while watching horse racing maybe you want to see this site. Horse Racing Betting is a place where you can place your bets over the Cheltenham Horse Races. Very easy to sign up and with very lower comissions. BetFair is just an intermediate in for your bets:

Unlike a normal bookmakers, we have an online exchange where punters (people betting) place bets against each other. This process is where people either lay or place a bet. The important thing is that we just sit in the middle and take on average 3% commission from the winnings.

You can learn everything about betting here, in a betting tutorial, with sound. You can learn from placing a simple bet to matched or unmatched bets.

Cheltenham has been welcoming visitors for almost 300 years, ever since the discovery of the first natural spring led to the development of the elegant spa town of today.
A unique and historic town in the county of Gloucestershire with a population of 109,800 (48,164 households). Cheltenham is also a cultural centre hosting an impressive calendar of international festivals and special events. more...

Cheltenham Race course

Weekend report

2007-03-05T19:17:00.001Z

This weekend I did only one run, at Saturday. A 1h05 run, in a mountain trail, with to friend that come with me, by bike. And a small dog :) Very hard training for my legs muscles. At Sunday it was recovery time :)

Naide gomes on the press

2007-03-05T18:32:00.000Z

Portugal's Naide Gomes made it two in a row in spectacular fashion going out to a world leading 6.89 in round five to ram home her superiority.
Three of her four valid jumps would have given her gold and her fourth equalled the silver medal performance by Spain's Concha Montaner. Gomes' winning leap was also a national record.
more...

Portugal’s defending Long Jump champion Naide Gomes dispensed with the formalities early in Long Jump qualifying, opening with a 6.68 leap to lead a surprisingly solid qulaifying group more...

Naide Gomes retained her long jump title with a distance of 6.89m - a Portuguese national record - in the fifth round. more...

Naide Gomes en route to her second consecutive Long Jump title in Birmingham
(Getty Images)
Defending champion Naide Gomes of Portugal took firm command of the proceedings in the Long Jump with her opening round leap of 6.73, and after following up with a 6.72, she quickly relegated the competition into one for second. But the 27-year old was hardly finished. In the fifth round, she extended her own national record to 6.89, yet another world-leading performance. more...

Road Running

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Man dies at Barcelona marathon

BAA hosts new 5K run prior to Boston Marathon

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Rui Silva

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Risk Factors for Injury

Log update

Mumbai runs marathon for peace, in memory of victims

Next race

Log update

No time to training

New training program - try again

Scedule for November 2008 - January 2009

Slow

Schedule cancelled

Did nothing

Log update

Commodore Casino

Glo Marathon: Elite Athletes Arrive

Lots of work...

Kenya's Wanjiru wins Fukuoka marathon

Cheruiyot wins Milan men's marathon

Sunday - rest

Log update

Log update

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log update

Sunday long run

Bi diary training

Famous American runners gather for Olympic marathon trial

Delhi to run in Vodafone Half Marathon

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Long run

Log update

Gym

Week report

Traning Schedule Oct07 - Jan08

Back from holidays

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Return from holidays

Running shoes

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Car Guy Garage

Marathon running

Mariela Gonzalez gold medal in marathon

Headache and internal ear

Last week report

Asics Gel-Nimbus 9

New shoes

Week report

2 days off

Race report

Corrida das Fogueiras

Forced stop

Last week report

Blood donation

Shoes

All races log

Almost at the end

Innovative Tutor

Bike run

Log update

Bid4prizes

The Logitech Package

ViewSonic VG2230wm

Panasonic 42" TV & Bose DVD Theater

BMW 3 Series

Bike run

Radcliffe set to miss world champs

Back to the road, I hope

log update...

Log update

Running in Suffolk

Quote

Vertical Blinds

Plan changed for current week