IT HAPPENED AGAIN last week. I was at Body Specs for my usual Thursday torture session strength workout, working on the half foam. This is basically a foam roller cut in half lengthwise, and you stand on the flat part while the round part is under you. I use it both for ankle strengthening (through …
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The Workout of a Lifetime: Would Picasso Have Been Proud?
THE STORY GOES that Pablo Picasso was approached in a café one day by a woman who asked if he would do a drawing on her napkin. He agreed, made a quick sketch on it and said, “The cost will be 20,000 francs,” or some such enormous amount (some versions say $1 million). “That much!” …
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The Body Specs Cure
THAT'S WHAT I GET FOR SHOWING OFF. I woke up yesterday morning feeling kind of iffy. Sniffles, lower energy, a little achy all over. Just part of winter? Maybe. I'd also had a vigorous Monday session at Body Specs followed by a tempo run on Tuesday, so feeling a bit run down wasn't surprising. Still, I worried I …
RUN COFFEE WRITE 