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Coaching Consultation

Yesterday I had my initial consultation with my coach. I like him. I’ve known him a little bit as we’ve been doing our Wednesday night sprints at Franklin Field together. He has really pushed me to get faster this fall.  His background is in track and field where he ran at Michigan but after so many stress fractures he predominately races bikes now.

We basically went over race goals, Continue Reading

P90X – Day 1 – Chest and Back, Ab RipperX

I started P90x today. I had heard so many things about it and its popularity that I decided to do my own research. In case you don’t know what p90x is about, it’s a 90 day fitness program that is very “X”treme in every aspect. Continue Reading

Goodbye Polar, Hello Garmin

I finally made the switch. My Polar 625x was just giving me too many problems. It was inevitable however.

When it came to higher intensity workouts, the polar  foot-pod just wasn’t accurate. The main problem with Polar’s inertia based technology is  it calibrates based on  pace which you originally calibrate it. Continue Reading