This morning I went to the semi-annual Dan (black belt) test at my Aikido school's main dojo. It was a long test, with three people each testing for shodan (1st degree), nidan (2nd degree) and sandan (3rd degree) rank. But it was also an exciting test to watch. At Dan level you see everything from …
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Recovery Rewards, and the Spartan Penalty
"Jeff, you look five years younger," Skip said to me as I walked onto the mat at Body Specs. "Your vacation must have agreed with you." It was my first day back from up north, and while I'd done some running and cycling, I'd also made myself get plenty of rest. Sleep does sometimes get shortchanged …
Ultra Recovery: How Not to Cut Back on Training
Today makes exactly one month since Kettle Moraine, where I completed my first 100-mile trail ultra. And with no upcoming goal races in the near future, what have I been doing training-wise since then? The answer in brief is - not much, and too much. Not much, because I've cut back on training volume. Too …
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Back to the Marathon!
WELL, THE BUG FINALLY BIT ME. The Boston Marathon bug, that is. Now wait a minute, I hear you say. Isn't the Boston Marathon the ultimate goal of every runner? How can you not have run it by now? Yes, it may be hard to believe, but up until now I had no desire to …
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