Atlanta 5k Training – Improve your Speed with Intervals

April 29, 2010 5k Training

I am no speed demon.  I don’t wear a “3″ on the back of my running shirt.  Speed is a goal, but something I have not focused on, until now.  My first running goal was to run a 10k without having to stop and walk – check.  Next up was the half marathon – check.  Final destination [...]

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Atlanta 5k Training Programs – Week One

April 26, 2010 5k Training

The moment you’ve all been waiting for . . . time to dust off the sneakers and get outside (or on a treadmill). Here are the week one training schedules for our six-week training programs. Borrowed these courtesy of the experts at Runner’s World.  All you need is a watch to keep your time and [...]

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Atlanta 5k Training Programs

April 25, 2010 5k Training

Do as I say, not as I do.  I read somewhere that blogging is akin to being naked.  Disgusting visual (especially if you picture Dave) but I get the analogy.  I don’t typically run around sharing what’s on my mind with total strangers, but once I post this garbage literary genius stuff, it’s public info.  So, [...]

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Running Excuses and How to Avoid Them

April 1, 2010 General Fitness

I would have bet big bucks that this amazing Atlanta weather would have made it super easy for me to go for a run.  However, I would have lost that bet.  This week, I have had plans to get out and exercise everyday, but it seems that I keep finding excuses not to go.  I [...]

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Atlanta Running – Spring has Sprung!

March 29, 2010 5k Training

Get ready to break out the pastels, poplin and seersucker

I am no meteorologist and I almost flunked geology (pretty funny story about me sleeping through the final back in the the good old days in Athens – why did I even take that course?), but I am going on the record and claiming that Spring is [...]

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Trading Swim Lanes for Sea Turtles and 5 Other Reasons to Wake Up Early

March 25, 2010 General Fitness

So I traded my 5:30 AM swims at Dynamo for swims at Magen’s Bay in St. Thomas for the next two weeks.  This also means that my early morning runs are on the beach or on the quiet roads around Magen’s (which is one of the top 10 beaches in the world!).
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ING Georgia Marathon – Post Race Commentary

March 24, 2010 Marathon Training

It’s been quiet here at Chad and Dave’s.  I know.  Not without an excuse good reason, I can assure you.  The marathon, a nice golf weekend and a bunch of work-related travel (I am typing this at 33,000 feet by the way) have been keeping me offline for the most part.  However, like the sunshine [...]

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Hit the Ground Running Early in the Morning

March 11, 2010 Uncategorized

 “It is well to be up before daybreak, for such habits contribute to health, wealth, and wisdom.” – Aristotle
For those of you that know me, you are probably laughing at the subject line. I AM NOT an early morning person, but I want to be. I have been consistently setting the alarm for 5:00 am [...]

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Nutrition Tips for Runners

March 4, 2010 General Fitness

Nutrition was a hot topic on this morning’s run with Dave.  Although neither of us possess much knowledge on the subject of biology, chemistry or nutrition (I think the debate is still open on whether or not nutrition is an actual science), we both whole-heartedly agree on one thing — our diet greatly affects our running [...]

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Atlanta’s Best Running Trails – Cochran Shoals

March 3, 2010 Atlanta Running Routes

On occassion, I like to mix things up – especially my running routes.  I don’t usually have the time to hop in the car and drive somewhere for a run, but when I do, I usually go to Cochran Shoals.  If you haven’t given trail running a shot, you should.  It’s a great change of [...]

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