Farr Out Running: March 2012

"All Disease Begins in the Gut." - Hippocrates
“I have noticed that folks are generally about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” – Abraham Lincoln
“Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.” --F. Scott Fitzgerald
"We are called to be architects of the future, not its victims." -- Buckminster Fuller
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.” --Abraham Lincoln
“Money is Gold, and nothing else.” -- John Pierpoint Morgan
"Let thy food be thy medicine, let thy medicine but thy food." --Hippocrates
"Whether you think you can do a thing, or not, you are right." --Henry Ford
"The only disability in life is a bad attitude." --Scott Hamilton
“The unexamined life is not worth living. (alternate reading) The unexamined belief is not worth holding.” -- Socrates
"Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither." --Benjamin Franklin
"It hurts up to a point and then it doesn't get any worse." -- Ann Trason
"The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenty; but the thoughts of everyone who is hasty only to poverty." Proverbs 21:5
"The best social program is a good job," --Ronald Reagan
"There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children." ~Nelson Mandela

Thursday, March 15, 2012

The Big D Marathon is April 15th

Last big race of the season before the weather gets hot -- link is here

RMR 5K is April 21 at The Shops of Highland Village

a nice little local 5k, prolly lots of kids and pink things -- link is here

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Dynamic Warmup and Strength Training for Runners

The second video in the series talks about plyometric jump squats and the importance of having strong gluts in running. 6 sets of 15 squat jumps twice a week is recommended. The fourth video in this series demonstrates the plyometric jump lunge, which is pretty neat and looks to be an excellent exercise for strength training.
Video is here