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  1. daidalas

    What do you do for a living, if you care to share?

    Part time legal assistant and full-time student majoring in medical physics. hope to get a phd and work in a hospital as medical physicist.
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    MAF running question

    This article by Dr. Maffetone This article by Dr. Maffetone has everything you need to get started, best of luck! http://content.bandzoogle.com/users/cippianhotmail/files/Want_Speed_Slow_Down_2007.pdf
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    Maffetone Method...what's your experience with it?

    Mig,I think the point of the Mig, I think the point of the maf test is to be able to see how much your improving (hopefully), so you definitely want to run it either on a track or the same stretch of road every time. Track makes it simple since you know exactly when you're hitting each mile...
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    uh oh

    This is like catch me if you This is like catch me if you can with thievery, sounds like they caught him because he crash landed =D
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    Sock training

    Great tip kean, thanks! Great tip kean, thanks!
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    TMTS Achilles Tendonitis

    Thanks Dr. Mark! Never heard Thanks Dr. Mark! Never heard of eccentric stretching before, plan on adding that into the rotation. For others looking it up, here is video of eccentric stretching the calf. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt8m1su5gBE
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    TMTS Achilles Tendonitis

    Thanks TJ! Just finished a Thanks TJ! Just finished a good torture session. How can something that feels so good on my back make me want to cry like a baby on the calfs. Whew, glad thats over for tonight! @Heelsmasher: Up until a few weeks ago i'd been doing 2 of my weekly runs barefoot...
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    TMTS Achilles Tendonitis

    Saw the sock doc video on Saw the sock doc video on this issue and it covered my questions very well. Anyone else looking for answers on achilles tendonitis stuff check this out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkrNQmgCMOk&feature=player_embedded#!
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    TMTS Achilles Tendonitis

    Thanks Buzzie. I have a foam Thanks Buzzie. I have a foam roller and i love using it on my back, but find i'm too impatient alot of the time on the lower body. I'll try some good sessions the next few days and report back. PS my new goal is foam roll to flexiblity =D
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    TMTS Achilles Tendonitis

    Here's all my training data Here's all my training data since i started running in case the info is helpful. http://classic.mapmyrun.com/user_training?u=9356392
  11. daidalas

    TMTS Achilles Tendonitis

    First of all thanks for taking the time to help out a poor college runner trying to get healthy. I'm 99% sure i have achilles tendonitis in my right leg, and from the research i've done the treatment recommended is static stretching, which after reading the sock-doc's article on I don't plan on...
  12. daidalas

    Downhill technique?

    i try to run every hill i i try to run every hill i encounter like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRl0PjiPnyM ......i'm still practicing.
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    Maffetone Method...what's your experience with it?

    +1 on TBBOETAR, read about +1 on TBBOETAR, read about 1/2 of it, and whenever i have a question it's pretty easy to look up specifics. Definitly covers way more than the "guy who is getting off the couch and into shape" needs, but I like having more details than i need rather than less. Knowing...
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    Maffetone Method...what's your experience with it?

    +1 on the reading his +1 on the reading his book! Here's a quote from Endurance Training and Racing to wet everyones appetite. "If you really want to be free, go barefoot......Without the restriction of shoes, your foot muscles can ultimately return to their natural state of optimal...
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    Maffetone Method...what's your experience with it?

    I'm a total running beginner I'm a total running beginner as of 4 months ago, and started on the maffetone method 2 months ago. Mike is not kidding when he says you start SLOW! At first i was running 13-14 min miles at 150 bpm max, now i'm at around 12-13 min miles! I ran one 5k about a month...
  16. daidalas

    Say hello to a new division of the Canadian Chapter

    Welcome, Welcome! Welcome, Welcome!
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    Anton Krupicka's view on the simplicity of running.

    Anton's general attitude Anton's general attitude toward running is totally inspiring, makes me want to move somewhere that isn't so flat! New movie coming out is called Unbreakable and covers the Western States 100 Race in 2010. Anton came in 2nd behind Jeff Roes. Think it comes out in a few...
  18. daidalas

    weight training

    Hey Kean,Check Hey Kean, Check out http://movnat.com/ and the video here http://sock-doc.com/2011/09/endurance-orientated-movnat-training/ Isn't your typical bicep curls but looks pretty interesting!
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    Awesome barefoot running stickers! Have you run 13.1 or 26.2 barefoot? If so, we have the sticker

    I'm also a fan of the bottom I'm also a fan of the bottom one. After i paint on a blister on the middle toe and add a little grub where appropriate, perfection!
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    Your top 3 running songs

    The last week its been all The last week its been all Foster the People and Phantogram.