Fitness, Training, Health & Conditioning

A day that started this morning in a cold, dark downtown Portland OR, finished with success as Josh did end up qualifying for the Boston Marathon. Well at least he ran the time necessary to be considered, the rest is out of his hands. We did a quick interview for fun with Josh before the [...]

It’s the Final Countdown!! With only one week to go before the big race I have been getting more and more excited. Even now, just thinking about it gets my adrenaline going. It will be a one of a kind experience without a doubt. I had another encouraging week of workouts and my confidence has [...]

The last poll showed that there was no clear favorite when it comes to our favorite sport. Each of us most likely have a sport that we like or are passionate about. The High school I teach at is full of fun discussions between the various sports teams. They will argue about which sports are [...]

This week was an especially encouraging week of training for me! I did a more speed oriented workout earlier in the week and managed to run under a six minute mile pace for two consecutive four mile runs and i did what will most likely be my last “long” run this morning. I finished the [...]

College has continued to keep me extremely busy this past week, but fortunately I was able to find the time to do a handful of workouts. I realized this week that I had kind of gotten away from the integration I have been doing throughout my training. It’s good to be focused on the running [...]

For about twenty years now Spinning Classes have been a great option at the local gym for a great cardio workout. While the popularity seemed to peak several years ago they remain a viable option for anyone looking for a different take on the mundane workouts on a typical Recumbant bike. Spinning Classes use a [...]

For this past week of training I began to focus more on what to eat before going on my runs. The other day I read an article from Runner’s World Magazine that talked about how to “Snack Smart” before and after running, so I thought I would give it a try. The Article goes on [...]

Marathon Update #3: What time of day do you run? This week was one of the hottest weeks I can ever remember having! That’s just one more reason I am so happy the Portland Marathon is in October, at 7am in the morning when it’s nice and cool. Despite the heat I managed to have [...]

Another component we emphasize in our Trinity Summer Camp is running efficiency. We discuss this at great length throughout this blog because it is one of the topics we are most passionate about. The ability to run efficiently for maximum speed and high levels of endurance is very important for athletes of all sports, not [...]