...Off the Beaten Path
The trails less traveled in the St. Louis Metro area...
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Gone Primal!
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
C25K Week 3, Workout 1
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Couch to 5K Program
Week | Workout 1 | Workout 2 | Workout 3 |
1 | Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes. | Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes. | Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes. |
2 | Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 90 seconds of jogging and two minutes of walking for a total of 20 minutes. | Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 90 seconds of jogging and two minutes of walking for a total of 20 minutes. | Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 90 seconds of jogging and two minutes of walking for a total of 20 minutes. |
3 | Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then do two repetitions of the following:
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Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then do two repetitions of the following:
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Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then do two repetitions of the following:
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4 | Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then:
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Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then:
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Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then:
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5 | Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then:
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Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then:
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Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog two miles (or 20 minutes) with no walking. |
6 | Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then:
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Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then:
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Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 2-1/4 miles (or 25 minutes) with no walking. |
7 | Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 2.5 miles (or 25 minutes). | Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 2.5 miles (or 25 minutes). | Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 2.5 miles (or 25 minutes). |
8 | Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 2.75 miles (or 28 minutes). | Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 2.75 miles (or 28 minutes). | Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 2.75 miles (or 28 minutes). |
9 | Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 3 miles (or 30 minutes). | Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 3 miles (or 30 minutes). | The final workout! Congratulations! Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 3 miles (or 30 minutes). |
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Welcome and Hello!
Upcoming Event! Turkey Trot in Chesterfield, MO
Tim's Introduction
My running happenings began years ago with the completion of a ¼ mile run. I thought I was going to die. At that time I remember vehemently hating anything surrounding the proverbial run. Soon after my younger sister completed her inaugural run and soon after decided to attempt a full marathon. I carefully observed and was inspired and encouraged by her careful dedication to training.
In the subsequent years I began to run. I ran hard – too hard. In one year I pulled both my IT bands, gave myself some shin splints in both legs, irritated my knee-tissue surrounding the patella in both my knees. I was irate. Looking back I was over-ambitious and misdirected in my pursuit of distance running. In the recovering months I proceeded to complete long hours researching the pertinent and the varied in the art of distance running.
Currently, I am on the “barefoot” running portion of my running story and I am thoroughly enjoying every second. Among the positive changes, I have noticed that my general comfort in running has vastly increased. My feet are still adjusting but I am optimistic that I will be completing a majority of my runs in the future with my Vibram FiveFingers SPRINTs.
My blog entries will be about my journey to complete a full marathon using the barefoot approach. I am not interested in what the “mainstream” of runners and ad populum fallacies have to offer. I am interested in what works for the individual based on their respective unique identifiers (body type, stride, goals, etc.). With that said, I hope you’ll join Michael and I on our journey off the beaten path.