Tag: Strength Training

Training connections

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I’m going to come right out and say it: My family is awesome. Some of you might be rolling your eyes right now thinking this post is going to be some fake Beaver Cleaver nonsense. I can understand that: not everything about family is awesome. There are fights, misunderstandings, and other unpleasantness. Yet, since I started training for marathons and triathlons, and writing about this training on my blog, a series of events has reminded me of this simple idea: My family is awesome. Of course, my family was great before I started training, but pushing the limits of my body has …

Four weeks to go

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On May 9, 2009, I watched John, my husband, compete in the Jerseyman Triathlon, a half iron distance race held in Clinton, NJ. At the time, I was recovering from pneumonia (the sickest I have ever been in my life!) and a bout of hip bursitis, so I couldn’t compete.  As I watched the race, I just knew I had to do it some day. At that time, however, I had never even done a sprint triathlon. Heck, I had only learned to freestyle swim in March, and the first time I sat on a road bike was in February.  It seemed …

Enjoy what the body can do

I read a profound statement in my friend Lorin’s blog the other day (VeganAsana: Adventures in Veganism and Yoga): “Wouldn’t it be great to always be in that place – to just live in the body and enjoy what it can do and be instead of critiquing what it is not?” I’ve been touched by the line since I read it, and have thought much about it. It’s reminded me about my long history of trouble with body image–and the lessons I have learned about my body from exercise and endurance training. I have had body issues of varying sorts since I was a young …

Dear Garmin Forerunner 405: I love you, but I need some space

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I have a Garmin Forerunner 405, which is a GPS-enabled sports watch and heart rate monitor. As I run (or bike), it tells me: my heart rate at any given time my average and max heart rate for any given session my pace at any given time my average and max pace for any given session my time how far I’ve gone When I first purchased the Garmin, I was training for the Ocean Drive Marathon. At the time, I wanted a heart rate monitor and a watch that could calculate distance as I ran – rather than trying to …