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How to be badass at whatever you desire: Two case studies

by GaryD

I like to think that more than anything in life, I’m a fairly aware observer of human behavior, potential and the things that help or limit individual success. I openly admit that I’m much better at observation than I am at implementing the concepts I consistently see that lead to success. That discussion is a [...]

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My successful return to running, with all the failures too.

by Gary Ditsch

I have to admit that I’ve been delaying this post for a long time. In fact, I have had so much internal discussion about the topic that I couldn’t even decide between the two possible post titles: 1. My non-success as I returned to running. 2. My successful return to running. The truth is that [...]

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Personal Run Data: End of August 2012 update

by Gary Ditsch

I don’t like making excuses, either something happens or it does not happen.  August presented many opportunities for a choice, in which I chose to say “screw it” for whatever reason I had that day. Aug-2012: Time:17:46:18, Miles:129.26, TSS:1297, Zeros: 9 Jul-2012: Time:20:58:47, Miles:141.83, TSS:1427, Zeros: 7 Jun-2012: Time:18:56:36, Miles:145.01, TSS:1551, Zeros: 5 May-2012: Time:21:41:09, [...]

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Building my Treadmill Desk

by GaryD

I have been getting some requests to discuss how I to put together my treadmill desk and how I am using it. My main objective is to share how it changes the total activity level of my days. It’s interesting to find out that people assume that my days are naturally “active”, when the truth [...]

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Just some data: PMC, TSS thoughts and Sedentary Hours

by GaryD

Not a lot of discussion about the data, but thought I’d share. (I know there are a few people watching as I use the data to manage my training and try to get back to running well). The data tells the story and as they say “a picture is worth 1,000 words” so I will [...]

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Data, Data, Running, Ragnar, Retrofit & Me

by Gary Ditsch

Data: First of all here is the data for the first full three months of my “return” to training (start date was 3/26/12). Jun-2012: Time:18:56:36, Miles:145.01, TSS:1551, Zeros: 5 May-2012: Time:21:41:09, Miles:164.03, TSS:1665, Zeros: 4 Apr-2012: Time:20:10:16, Miles:137.57, TSS:1517, Zeros: 8 The zeros in June bother me the most about the data. One day was [...]

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Hip Movement, Stretching and Core Strength

by GaryD

Link to the actual video is in Membership Area The ability to have good hip extension is important in obtaining an efficient running gait. There is a good discussion of this topic on Steve Magness’s Science of Running blog. The problem that I often see in the age group running community is that their daily [...]

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When did running fast become uncool?

by Gary Ditsch

I’ve done crazy things for the experience too!   This past weekend I was able to work at the Flying Pig Marathon Expo for 7 hours. These expos are an interesting place to witness human behavior with all the different scenarios: 1. The anxious runner who is roaming to find something to buy that could [...]

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