My “backyard ultra” was just a test run for creating a real backyard ultra course for here in Albuquerque. The distance has to be 4.167 miles per loop so I ran today to measure a loop course. The backyard ultra is an event that was created in 2012 by Gary Cantrell […]
Yearly Archives: 2025
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Running for mental health is a great choice because of the time to think and clear the mind and because of the effects of endorphins. It is appropriate to post about it on National Self-Care Day in the United States (it is July 24th internationally). Talkspace is one of the […]
My training log for the week of April 5th, 1982, was my first full week of training recorded in my “Runner’s Log”. It is my first full week of training since running in high school and at Rutgers in the 70’s. Between 1973 and 1982, I played soccer in Princeton, […]
30 Day Breakaway with Idalis Velazquez is one of my favorite BODi workout programs because the cardio and strength workouts are excellent. It is not just for beginners runners, but if you are, this will be the program and the trainer that will get you to run a 5K in […]
The benefits of running versus walking are based on fitness level and whether your body can handle the rigors of running. Walking is an excellent form of cardiovascular exercise so that makes the choice personal. Scroll down to learn more about the benefits of running versus walking in this article […]
Running with a pacemaker is the future that I faced on June 1st, 2021 after I got a pacemaker implanted to deal with my low heart rate. The procedure was done during the pandemic, so I had to have a COVID test done right before and went through all of […]
The Week of March 31 2025 started out sunny but turned windy on Tuesday and ended with moisture on Friday and Saturday. 30 Day Breakaway Day 2 Upper Body on April 4th, 2025
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My March 30th, 2025 strength workout was 30 Day Breakaway Day 1 Total Body with trainer Idalis Velasquez in the BODi Library. Scroll down to find out why strength training is so important for runners. Why Strength Training Is Essential for Runners For many runners, logging miles is the primary […]
My March 29th, 2025, 2-hour run completed three Strava Challenges – the 10K Challenge, the 100K Challenge, and the Elevation Challenge. Just like last week, I started at Tramway and Academy and ran north and then east on the trail along Simms Park Road. After heading north for .4 miles […]
It’s March 28th, 2025, and running with sciatica that may have been worsened by riding the bike on the resistance trainer yesterday. I should have google first but it might not have impacted it. Now I know that in my case it did and the run uphill and east from […]
My 1995 Kona Kilauea is always on my resistance trainer. I am a runner and only supplement my training as necessary. I did the The Chase: Mulholland Drive workout in the BODi Library and tracked the workout with my Wahoo Sensor and Polar H10 transmitter. The 1995 Kona Kilauea: […]
It’s March 26th, 2025 and this run took me to the Albuquerque LDS Temple again. The run started on Paseo east of Ventura in Albuquerque and headed east on Paseo toward the Sandia Mountains. I turned south on Holbrook and then looped around the open space west of Eubank and […]
It’s March 25th, 2025, and the Sandia Mountains loom ahead of me as I head east for an out and back from my house that was primarily dirt. The Sandias tower over Albuquerque at over 10,000′ and provide endlessly changing views. In the first image is the Albuquerque LDS Temple, […]
I started running and taking creatine in December after reading extensively about its benefits, especially as we age. I had previously taken the Beachbody creatine but did not understand when and how to take it. Since it was removed from the product line, I went on Amazon, saw Nutricost Creatine, […]