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I’ve been reading a lot about how dymanic stretching is better than static stretching and found this helpful video from Runner’s World:
Saw this post from Half Fast and thought it summed things up pretty well:
You have probably been asking yourself that question and it’s one that I hope to answer with this post. You may also be worrying that I’ve stopped blogging but hopefully this post today is enough to allay those fears.
Well, 2009 had it’s ups and downs. I that firing on all cylenders in the Spring – running 3-4 times a week up to 16 miles with a long run of up to an hour and down to my lowest weight in years. But I didn’t keep up with it. By the end of the year I had gained back the ten pounds I worked so hard to lose and was having trouble getting 2 runs in each week.
In looking back, I think my struggle to keep with my training plan was the result of three things:
- My treadmill broke and my gym membership expired and so I had trouble getting in workouts when the daylight was limited or the weather was bad.
- I stayed up too late and had trouble getting up early enough to squeeze in a workout even in nice sunny weather. I think my chronic lack of sleep also caused me to get sick a lot, further limiting my workouts.
- Related to #2, my kids are getting bigger and stay up later. I used to be able to put the kids to bed by 7pm which left time (and often daylight) to work out in the evening. Now it’s usually 8 or 8:30pm before we’re done with the bedtime routine and they’ve stopped thinking of questions to ask or wandering downstairs to see what’s going on. By that time, I’m tired and it’s too dark and too close to bedtime to start a workout.
Pancakes made from scratch taste so much better and only requires a tiny bit more work. We have pancakes almost every Saturday at our house.
Pancakes
- 1 egg
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1 1/2 T brown sugar, packed
- 2 T oil or melted and cooled butter
- 4 t baking powder
- 1/4 t salt
- 1 1/4 cup milk
I’ve had a bad last couple of months. Once school started again for the kids and work picked up, I really got off my training schedule. My goals for November are pretty basic:
- Run the Thanksgiving Turkey Trot in Maudsley State Park
- Lose 5 pounds (sigh)
- Work up to runing three 30 minute runs a week
- Cross train twice a week
Earlier is year I set my mind to figuring out a create recipe for roasting chicken. I read a lot of recipes and advice and roasted several chickens to develop the following recipe. The keys to my chicken system are starting with a brining the raw chicken overnight and using high heat at the start and end of the roasting period.
Brine
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I am registered for the following races this Fall:
- 20th Anniversary Apple Harvest Run 5 mile, 5k and 1 mile in West Newbury on Sunday, October 04 @ 12:00 PM. I plan to run the 5 mile race.
- Dorothy’s Run 5K in Newburyport on Sunday October 18 @ 12:45 PM
- 20th Annual Turkey Trot in Maudslay State Park on Thursday, November 26 @ 8:20 AM. 3.1 miles X-country
Greetings citizen scientists, budding biohackers, and backyard explorers! We think you’ll find the Make: Science Room a fun and useful resource. We hope you’ll use it as your DIY science classroom, virtual laboratory, and a place to share your projects, hacks, and laboratory tips with other amateur scientists. Your Make: Science Room host is Robert Bruce Thompson, author of Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments: All Lab, No Lecture. (Make: Books, 2008) and Illustrated Guide to Forensics Investigations: Uncover Evidence in Your Home, Lab, or Basement (not yet published). We’ll be drawing material from these titles first, but will soon branch out into biology, astrononmy, Earth sciences, and other disciplines. We’ll be adding lots of material on a regular basis, so check back often.
Geekdad has a guest post this morning by Leslie Harris, CEO of the Center for Democracy & Technology – How to Handle Facebook Privacy Settings for Your Kids.
Facebook is now a kind of “social hub” for teens. As the social network has increased its offerings and integrated more with third-party applications and software, it now functions as their main portal to all online communications including e-mails, news and chatting with friends. The convenience and functionality is the main pull for teens and, let’s face it, for adults, too. With such a strong reliance upon a relatively new technology, how can we ensure that our kids know how to stay safe as they integrate more and more of their lives onto Facebook?
From GeekDad – Simple Weekend Project: A Boat on a Stick
“Not only is this project simple, you can likely complete it with whatever you find around even the most basic of workshops. This boat can also be built in around an hour.
