One of the great things about running is that it is a very "pure" sport. Unlike cycling, it's not a sport where you can buy yourself seconds or minutes by upgrading your wheels, or purchasing more aerodynamic helmets or bikes. To compete, all you really need are a pair of running shoes! However, every now and then we put enough miles on our shoes and have to drag ourselves to the store to get a new pair. Even though my shoes have only 150 miles on them (I've read that you should get new shoes after 300-400 miles on average), I've had them for over 4 years, and have been experiencing some shin splints. Since I'm really getting back...

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As a triathlete, it seems we all have an addiction for reading up on the sport, whether it be on the Internets or in those papery substances that historians talk about on the Internets (I think they used to call them "books"). If there was only one book that you were allowed to read as a Triathlete, I think it would have to be the Triathlon Training Bible, by Joe Friel. (He actually just released a new updated 3rd edition this past month. If you already have the second edition, you can purchase just the comapnion edition which is a shorter version with only the new changes.) It contains tons of useful information about the sport, from coming up...

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What better way to spend a Saturday morning than taking over the roads of Atlanta with over 55,000 of your closest friends? I can't think of many better things, which means I'll probably be running the Peachtree Road Race for the next few years! I found myself waking up at 5:30am, which was quite a shock for my body as I still feel like waking up at 8:30am is waking up early. After grabbing a quick bite and showering, I headed out the door to walk to MARTA. I happen to live 100 meters from where the race ends right along Piedmont Park, and people were already staking out their spots to watch the finish. The train was quite crowded once...

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Hello friends! Just wanted to give everyone a heads up that my blog has gone a major design overhaul and moved to it's own spiffy domain - http://www.anathleteintraining.com/. Nothing should really change other than having a new URL - if you are subscribed to my Feedburner RSS feed that will automatically update, so you shouldn't have to change anything. If you have my old Blogger/Blogspot domain bookmarked, please update it to use my new domain. Drop me a comment and say "Hi" if you haven't recently, would love to hear from...

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This past Saturday, I participated in the Virginia Highlands Summerfest 5k. This marked the halfway point in my training for the 10K I'm working towards, and also a good progress indicator to see how my training was coming along. It had been four weeks since my first 5K where I ran a 29:45. I tried to get to sleep the night before at a reasonable hour, however, had issues falling to sleep. The last time I saw the clock it read 1:00AM, and my alarm was set for 6:00AM. On top of that, I woke up at least 4 times through the night - not a recipe for a great nights sleep! However, 6:00 rolled around and I was up and didn't...

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