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FRANK SINATRA CROONED A GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING TUNE, “It Was a Very Good Year” back in the early 1960’s, that was included in an album titled “September of My Years”, released in 1965.
The song’s lyrics wistfully recount younger years of a singer’s life at ages 17, 21, 35, and then when older, “in the autumn of the year”. The sentiments expressed seems to come from a man who recalls his life by remembering his relationships with women of those earlier time periods, and who compares his present life circumstances to “vintage wine”. It’s a look back that is celebratory rather than bitter, viewing later years as “sweet and clear”. Without knowing the exact age of the person reminiscing through the lyrics, it’s possible that athletes of variable ages look back at their competitive lives in a similar manner. That the very best days are not of necessity in the past, but can be lived in the present and extend into the future. Hopefully, that’s the message Earned Runs is transmitting through its online materials and posts. That each period in our physical activity history can be memorable. That what we are able to accomplish in the current year and into the future can allow us to view our athletic lives as “sweet and clear” regardless of age. Each era has ups and downs. The fast and furious training and competing of the 20’s and 30’s may lead to regular PR’s but can increase injury risk and likelihood that weeks and months might be spent in recovery and rehabilitation. The steadier 40’s and 50’s may allow a comfortable rhythm of athletic participation, although somewhat constrained by family and career demands. Beyond this time period, after ‘masters’ identities have been defined by decades of sport participation, bodily wear-and-tear issues can threaten to prevent enjoyment of favorite recreational pastimes. Regardless of where athletes find themselves on this timeline, there is always the potential for change that permits the development of sporting lives that are not necessarily better, but different. There’s so much variety in outdoor and indoor recreational activities that, when forced by circumstances beyond our control, unintended upheavals can lead to discovery and enjoyment that was unimaginable in the years of status-quo participation in the go-to sport of choice. Even so, why wait for forced change to look back and appreciate the year or years gone by? Why not look back each athletic year and see how good it was? The Earned Runs ‘method’ is to use competition bibs to document activities and accomplished goals. Log books or training diaries can serve the same purpose. This year, consider a planning system that permits you to easily recall and appreciate the efforts made and successes enjoyed; what’s been earned by setting personal challenges and then training to meet them. Over the years, the accumulated records will write the lyrics to your athletic history song. RUN & MOVE HAPPY! NOTE: Request bibs for 2019 to get started! Look for an more information about bibs in an upcoming post. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Was_a_Very_Good_Year
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A TREND TO TREAT NON-ACUTE KNEE PROBLEMS WITH PHYSICAL THERAPY AND MEDICATIONS, has translated into data showing less surgeries are being performed. An article by Harvard Health Publishing editor Robert H. Schmerling MD, indicates a decline in “open” surgeries has been followed, decades later, by a reduction in the number of arthroscopic procedures to fix conditions in which knee joint motion is preserved. Mostly these conditions are common causes of knee pain, such as osteoarthritis, and are not the result of acute sports trauma.
Dr. Schmerling indicates that, for example in the case of torn cartilage, “studies have demonstrated convincingly” that in “many instances of torn cartilage that do not block joint motion”, other remedies like medication and physical therapy “may work just as well as arthroscopic surgery”. The doctor said that until recently “despite these recent data, some orthopedists continued to recommend arthroscopic surgery for these conditions”. But a change is being noted. Declines were seen over the period of 2002-2015 in Florida study that are reported on in the HHP article. Schmerling discusses reasons why the change may be slow in coming and whether this trend is good for patients. Athletes with chronic knee pain that has worsened over years may wish to investigate the possibility of trying non-operative, non-arthroscopic treatments rather than immediately undergoing the minimally invasive procedure, if advised so by an orthopedic surgeon. As Schmerling indicates, the causes for the trend have not been completely studied but, as he says, “it is reasonable to assume that knee arthroscopies are being performed less often because we better understand when they are likely to help and when they are not”. Perhaps referring to the HHP article can assist with starting such a discussion with your surgeon. A little more than a year ago I was looking for help with a non-traumatic knee condition that, described as above, was not amenable to arthroscopic repair. An expert orthopedic surgeon recommended a program of knee-friendly strength exercise and aerobics, stretching and mobility work, and continuing to maintain body weight in the normal range. He did not advise surgery. After all these months, my knees feel wonderful without medication and I’m able to work at and enjoy a variety of low impact recreational sport activities. I competed in an 8K this past Thanksgiving, walking to 3rdplace gender/age group finish. The complex meniscus tear and osteoarthritis that was diagnosed 1 year earlier had benefitted from the extra rehab work! Check out the Harvard Heath Publishing article for greater understanding. RUN & MOVE HAPPY! https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/surgeons-are-doing-fewer-knee-surgeries-2018122715656 MEN IN BLACK WORKOUT: YOU CAN DO IT! THE VIDEO DEMONSTRATION OF THIS 30-MINUTE WORKOUT PROMISED to be just another totally ridiculous session that only really, really tough GUYS would want to attempt, requiring a good amount of coordination. My mind was already set against Luke Zocchi's routine, Tweeted by @Mens HealthMag, because Chris Hemsworth’s stunt double Bobby Hanton was being asked to run through the moves. There would be lots of movement with heavy weights that would increase the risk of injury, I predicted.
However, because the first warm-up moves seemed reasonable, I did not stop the video and watched to the end. It was great! I want to do it. Dumbbell weights are utilized that are heavier than I would attempt, but mostly the moves appear customizable. So, plan to pick the weight that allows you to maintain good form and progress as strength is built. Except for the burpee (no jump at the end) the exercises that comprise this session do not require abrupt movements. Most are common components of routines I’ve been prescribed after age 50! Warm up (10 minutes): Bear crawls Body weight squats Weighted exercises: Weighted burpees Curl and press Goblet squat Standing triceps extensions Reverse lunge curl Shoulder combo: lateral raise- front raise-upright row Core: Plank punch-out Plank pulse Plank pike This is the workout CH trainer says was used on the road while filming MEN IN BLACK, to give the star a trimmer, “more athletic, less bulky look than Thor”. It’s portable, and can be used by men and women! In a December 26, 2018, there was discussion about finding likable workouts with weights. Try this one for the new year if you're still searching. RUN & MOVE HAPPY! https://twitter.com/MensHealthMag/status/1072657287414566912 https://www.denofgeek.com/us/movies/men-in-black/267891/men-in-black-4-title-release-date-cast WALK & RUN HALF MARATHON 2019 WITH SHORTER DISTANCE 'TUNE-UP' RACE TRAINING STARTS JANUARY 131/6/2019 HALF MARATHON WITH 'SAINTS DAYS 5K & 10K TRAINING PLANS will begin January 13. If one of your 2019 Resolutions is to run or walk a race, Earned Runs may be able to provide you with a daily training plan that begins in mid-January and takes you through the middle of May, when you would complete a half marathon. Prior to that effort you would also complete a 5K near the St. Valentine’s Day weekend in mid-February, and a 10K near the St. Patrick’s Day weekend in mid-March.
Each of the shorter distance “SAINTS DAYS’ races are intended to serve as ‘tune-up’ competitions for the half marathon. However, if you are not interested in the longer distance race, you can use the plans to provide a daily training schedule through the winter. Spring begins in the third week of March, so you can go your own way after the St. Patrick’s Day event if you wish to stop then. The helpful aspect of all Earned Runs training plans is that they are not exclusively focused on simply running or walking sessions but also encourage mobility and strength work. Check out the DRAFTS for the RUN and WALK 2019 Plans (each has PARTS 1 and 2). Perhaps you’ll want to use them to guide you toward accomplishing fitness goals for the year. RUN & MOVE HAPPY! RUN: Half Marathon 2019 with SAINTS DAYS 5k and 10K Plan PART 1 RUN: Half Marathon 2019 with SAINTS DAYS 5k and 10K Plan PART 2 WALK: Half Marathon 2019 with SAINTS DAYS 5k and 10K Plan PART 1 WALK: Half Marathon 2019 with SAINTS DAYS 5k and 10K Plan PART 2 NOW THAT 2019 HAS ARRIVED, THE PARTY ATMOSPHERE OF THE PRE-HOLIDAY PERIOD HAS SUBSIDED. Still, not everyone will welcome discussion of weighty issues. If you haven't already been considering abstaining or decreasing alcohol consumption for health reasons, as addressed in an article by Julia Malacoff for SHAPE.com, "Why More Health-Minded People Are Practicing Sobriety?", you will likely skip this post.
However, if you, alone or with other friends or family members, have casually but increasingly mentioned wanting to cut down on alcoholic beverage intake, you might find Malacoff's piece motivating. The reasons need not concern addiction, but weight loss or maintenance, cancer prevention, better quality sleep, improved fitness and athletic performance, personal safety, etc., just as the article mentions. From my perspective, bone health is high on the list of arguments for limiting alcohol. As many write and revise New Year resolutions that hopefully will put us on track for a healthier AND FITTER year, it's encouraging to know that we might be part of a broader movement that makes it more socially acceptable to opt for alternative, non-alcoholic refreshment. Like the 'unplugging' movement, sobriety initiatives can offer a glimpse of the "less is more" side of life's pleasures. It's cool to celebrate in more than one way! Consider a trial of sobriety like "Dry January" this month to test the effect on your athletic performance and fitness. RUN & MOVE HAPPY! https://www.nsca.com/education/articles/nsca-coach/the-effects-of-alcohol-on-athletic-performance/www.nsca.com/education/articles/nsca-coach/the-effects-of-alcohol-on-athletic-performance/ https://www.shape.com/lifestyle/mind-and-body/why-health-minded-people-practicing-sobriety? HEALTH AND FITNESS MAY TOP THE LIST OF PERSONAL ISSUES TO ADDRESS IN JANUARY for many. After an indulgent holiday season that may have lasted as long as 7 weeks, there’s motivation to adhere to stricter diet and exercise routines. To get back on track with regular physical activity schedules and sensible meals. At least until mid-February.
Researchers in Copenhagen, Denmark have found evidence that splurging in December has a hidden health effect that provides another reason to shed holiday pounds and resume exercising. A New York Times piece reported on the work of senior author Dr. Anne Langsted, whose team studied over 25,000 persons in Copehagen, age 20 to 100 (average 59 years). For 3 successive years, serum levels of total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol in about half this population increased significantly, into the “unhealthy range”, immediately after the Christmas season when measured in the first week of January compared with levels over the whole year. The article provides other details. The authors concluded, “Celebrating Christmas is associated with higher levels of total and LDL cholesterol; Celebrating Christmas is associated with a higher risk of hypercholesterolemia; and diagnosis of hypercholesterolemia should not be made around Christmas. Dr. Lansgsted, quoted in the NYT item, indicated that a “steady high cholesterol is what’s dangerous. We can’t say for sure, but the peaks at Christmas may not be so important if you have a good level the rest of the year.” The conclusions warn doctors not to make a diagnosis of high blood cholesterol based on what might be temporarily high lipid test results, if measured early in January. The findings should also encourage patients, to step up efforts to get back into shape, in order to more quickly bring down potentially higher post-holiday levels. The results reported in this Danish study group may not apply to all other populations. But those of us who admit to indulgent holiday eating and reduced physical activity during this time might be willing to take it on faith that resuming healthier habits ASAP is a smart move. RUN & MOVE HAPPY! https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/02/well/eat/cholesterol-holidays-fat-diet.html “The Christmas holidays are immediately followed by a period of hypercholesterolemia” Signe Vedel-Krogh, Camilla J. Kobylecki, Børge G. Nordestgaard, Anne Langsted https://www.atherosclerosis-journal.com/article/S0021-9150(18)31542-9/pdf DIFFERENT HILL SESSIONS HAVE DIFFERENT BENEFITS Running hills as a training tactic to boost race performance seems to pop up rather frequently in advice to competitors. Articles on the topic generally describe different types of hill workouts. Before reading Jeff Gaudette’s piece “Hit the Hills, Reap the Benefits” for running.competitor.com, I thought any hill workout would help me be faster running or walking a hilly race course. That any would make me stronger and aerobically fitter. Likely this is the first article I read carefully enough, but the point has been lost on me until now. Gaudette describes just 3 hill workouts and the specific benefits of performing each.
Below is a glimpse into what he says in the article. To get full benefit of the coach’s expert advice, read the entire piece. Short Explosive Sprints: Gaudette is careful in emphasizing the purpose of this drill. Specifically, that it is not designed to build fitness. Physiologically it won’t make you a better hill runner either. “These types of hill sprints are designed to activate and improve the function of the neuromuscular system and increase maximal stroke volume in the heart.” Long Hill Repeats: This traditional hill workout does build strength and aerobic fitness says Gaudette. It is “fantastic for improving VO2max and increasing muscle strength” and can “almost” be considered a “form of strength training”, he says in the article. For those who tend to keep putting off formal strength sessions, hill training may be a way to sneak some muscle building work into a training schedule. But, he warns, repeated long hill workouts won’t make you faster in a race with a hilly course Rolling Hills: This workout, Gaudette indicates, IS THE ONE THAT WILL ‘REAP BENEFITS’ on race day if tackling hills is required. If looking to improve your ability to master hills on race day, “incorporating rolling hills into your threshold and long runs is the best solution.” If interested in hill repeats, check out Gaudette’s short article to find which one of 3 he describes might suit your purpose RUN & MOVE HAPPY! [WALKERS: It’s not clear whether performing these workouts walking will translate to the same outcomes as running. Certainly, the intensity of effort will be increased. ] [NO HILLS? Some of us live in places where hills of different sizes and grade are difficult to find. Check out the OH! THE PLACES YOU’LL GO page for some assistance. Parking structure ramps can provide a kind of hills workout. Treadmills inclines can be increased for this purpose. Runners in flat locations have reported that the sides of hills that form highway entrance and exit ramps can work, but safety could be a huge issue. However, perhaps this bit of information will help brainstorm the problem. In downtown Cleveland, I found a I-90 entrance ramp that had an adjacent sidewalk, separated from traffic by a low wall that was safe. Another possible ‘hill’: large urban sports stadiums which have built ramps to replace stairs, to enable barrier-free fan access to topmost seating sections] https://running.competitor.com/2018/11/training/hit-the-hills-reap-the-benefits_44838 https://www.active.com/running/articles/hit-the-hills-for-running-speed-870233 http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=3760775 ![]() SHORT-WEEK FIVE ON TO THE NEW YEAR 2018-18 5K TRAINING PLAN Runners and walkers: these last two days are almost optional, as you are ready to go now. If your holiday schedule is hectic and there’s no way to squeeze in training sessions, no pressure. You can get by without it. The two plans were each designed to keep you in shape to easily complete a 5k distance walk or run without much risk of strain or injury. Additionally, the idea was to keep your focus on stretching, mobility, and foam rolling to maintain soft tissue (connective tissue) health and to continue to stress the benefits of strength training Runners: Sunday’s and Monday’s respective walk and run, are short and you should pace them on the fast side with intensity, to ready yourself for the race. Of course, those who are running Dec31 will not be training! Many trainers and coaches say that during a taper, the idea is to decrease mileage but remind your body it will be going fast soon by keeping your shorter sessions at the level of intensity you have been training at in interval sessions (in this plan they are the run/walks) or tempo runs (performed at about 10 seconds/ mile slower pace than 5k race pace), not at the slower speed of easy long runs. Walkers: Today’s workout is a simple 20-minute walk at about 80% effort of race day, which will be tomorrow for some and New Year’s Day for others. HOW TO CALCULATE 80% EFFORT? See http://www.reuneker.nl/files/code/pace/ (only calculates to 10 minutes per mile race-pace or faster; most walkers will be slower). The formula seems to be: z minutes/mile = 5/4 x race-pace (or 120% x race-pace) (essentially add 20% minutes/mile to your expected race-pace) 80% effort of 10 minutes /mile pace = 12 minutes 30 seconds/mile 80% effort of 12 minutes /mile pace = 15 minutes/mile 80% effort of 14 minutes /mile pace = 17 minutes 30 seconds/mile 80% effort of 15 minutes/mile pace = 18 minutes 45 seconds/mile 80% effort of 16 minutes/mile pace = 20 minutes/mile Have a wonderful long, Pre-New Year holiday break. See you next year, when the 2019 'SAINTSs DAYS' 5k, 10k, and half marathon training plans will be rolled out. RUN & MOVE HAPPY! IT MAY NOT BE TOO EARLY TO START PLANNING ATHLETIC CHALLENGES FOR THE NEXT YEAR AND BEYOND. Susan Lacke describes one of the newest trends in running, which involves accomplishing significant vertical climbs. Going high has replaced going long, she says in an article running.competitor.com “The Newest Trend In Racing Has Us Reaching For The Clouds.”
Climbs might be performed outside on mountains and ski slopes, or indoors on stairwells. Newly established organizations, like the Vertical World Circuit, have stepped up to better define the sport and provide challenges for interested and enthusiastic athletes. Although the verticaworldcircuit.com website only provides information regarding 2018 events, it reveals that nine staircases in an international collection of the tallest buildings on earth serve as ‘race courses’ for the circuit. Seoul, Paris, New York, Manila, Beijing, Shanghai, Osaka, London, and Hong Kong host the competitors. Hopefully the 2019 schedule will soon be published. The Ahotu.com vertical race calendar fills the months of 2019 with mountain races as well as skyscraper stair climbs. A general web search also reveals that ‘vert races’ will be held to ascend various giants across Europe and mountains in the USA. Specialized training is required that includes strength and speed work, which can serve flat course racers well. One thing is clear, most of these competitions might be considered epic adventures, especially if international travel is involved. Athletes inspired to change things up in their sport by going vertical would be helped by mental planning that extends over a 12-month period, or longer. Expenses are likely to go vertical as well, so finding partners that can share the cost would be part of that planning. Look for more to be written on this new running trend which seems as though it would be perfect for walkers too. RUN & MOVE HAPPY! https://running.competitor.com/2018/11/news/vertical-racing-in-2019_175846 https://marathons.ahotu.com/calendar/north-america/vertical_race https://www.sortiraparis.com/interests/sport/articles/60426-vertigo-race-2019-at-tour-first-the-french-vertical-race/lang/en https://www.verticalworldcircuit.com https://www.verticalworldcircuit.com/scientific-research/ SPEND THE LAST WEEK OF DECEMBER + FIRST 3 WEEKS OF 2019 PREPARING TO BE SUCCESSFUL (updated from December 2017) Why suffer the pressure of composing a New Year Health/Fitness Resolution list on January 1? Prepare a draft on the last few days of December, and then edit and refine it in the first 3 week of the year. Not a mental list, but a HARD COPY, on paper.
A huge barrier to accomplishing goals set at the start of the new calendar, in Earned Runs experience, is to not have invested enough time and effort in the process of building a list of exercise and health behavior to-do’s. There’s no rule that work on resolutions must absolutely start on day #1 of the next 365 in the coming year. I like to mark the START DATE as Martin Luther King Jr. Day. In 2019, it falls on January 21. Holiday festivities can leave us exhausted and disorganized. Resolution makers might be prevented from starting immediately on self-promised improvements by travel disruptions, resumption of full work, school, and family schedules, and general household cluttering that resulted from holiday activities. It’s nearly impossible to begin new fitness and health regimens under these circumstances. Disappointment at not being able to start reversing previous bad habits leads to discouragement. Before we’ve even started. Earned Runs suggests this step-by-step process, or something like it, to give yourself a chance at success in establishing, starting, and keeping your 2019 resolutions: Last week of December 2018:
First week of January 2019 (1/1-5):
Second week of January 2019 (1/6-12):
Third week of January 2019 (1/13-19):
[Earned Runs likes to plan events generally over an entire year, but setting down the specific details of one season in advance.
January 21, 2018: Start activities for new resolutions! An Earned Runs example can be seen by clicking on this link. The important points to keep in mind about making resolutions for 2019: a) Don’t wait until January 1 to start working on resolutions b) Don’t feel you need to begin those resolutions on January 1 c) Definitely exercise that first day of 2019, whether its running or walking or working out. It doesn't need to be all an out effort; just a symbolic session that confirms a global intent to work on health and fitness in 2019. More advance planning and thought will possibly help you continue to successfully make the desired changes identified by the resolutions. RUN & MOVE HAPPY! INTENSE DUMBBELL/KETTLEBELL WORKOUT WITH COMPOUND MOVEMENT EXERCISES The new Physical Activity Guidelines, issued by the Department of Health and Human Services last month (featured in an Earned Runs SCIENCE FRIDAY post November 16, 2018) recommend muscle strengthening exercise for all persons above the age of 6 years!
Of course, we don’t expect young children to be exercising with weights, but even as early as adolescence light resistance training with weights is likely to be beneficial. Especially if teenage efforts can lead to lifelong healthy exercise habits. One of the problems adults face is finding workouts that we will perform with regularity. Which means we must enjoy the experience and appreciate the benefit provided from adhering to a weekly program of aerobic and strength training. I’ve been evaluated by fitness center trainers over the years and as a result of each been prescribed a set of exercises designed to address problem areas identified by the assessment. These are not totally happy sessions. It can be discouraging and nearly overwhelming to learn just how much work is needed to build strength and balance in particular. ONE key step, after such sessions, to finding motivation to carry on with a prescribed plan is to realize that experts are trained to identify likely ‘weaknesses’ (for age, gender, occupation, which is documented in our intake information) and demonstrate them to us. It’s their job. Candidates undergoing fitness testing will be found deficient in at least one to multiple areas, possibly all! Regardless of fitness level, no one exits an evaluation with perfect marks. How does getting low fitness marks from a trainer at an initial assessment generate motivation? It has been my experience that it won’t take much work to see SOME improvement in areas like strength, balance, and mobility that I’m particularly weak, which is wonderfully encouraging! Relatively quickly the results of my dedicated effort become apparent and provide incentive to persevere. It seems that sometimes, even by the third set of a round of exercises, there’s some tiny aspect of the exercise that already I’m performing better The SECOND KEY step is to find workouts you like and want to include in a regimen. This step requires a fair amount of preparation, an ongoing trial and error process by which various exercises are tested and determined to be suitable, by you. Not every exercise a gym trainer suggests is one you will like enough to keep in a fitness program. Assessing ‘likability’ can be tricky, however. Moves we can’t do well initially aren’t very fun to perform but shouldn’t necessarily be abandoned. However, there’s little point in keeping a difficult exercise on a list if it’s repeatedly skipped. Better to find an equally tough substitute that you’re willing to work hard at performing. Trainers are mostly happy to help with this process, but it can be done through personal trial and error, without professional assistance, Those having some prior experience with dumbbell or kettlebell weight work might find an intense workout highlighted in a SHAPE.com article by Lauren Mazzo, which features Rebecca Kennedy, to their liking. The moves might be new to you, and the sequence of 10 x 10 repetitions of each of the 5 compound exercises* could be just the timesaving session for which you’ve been searching. Consider giving it a trial. This routine could be a keeper! RUN & MOVE HAPPY! *A video demonstration takes you through these 5 compound movement exercises: TRICEPS KICK-BACK ROW + PUSH-UP SQUAT CURL + PUSH PRESS DEAD LIFT WITH WIDE-GRIP ROW AROUND THE WORLD LUNGES KETTLEBELL SWINGS https://www.shape.com/fitness/videos/intense-total-body-workout-will-burn-ton-calories https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2712935 The Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Katrina L. Piercy, PhD, RD1; Richard P. Troiano, PhD2; Rachel M. Ballard, MD, MPH3; et al WEEK 4 ON TO THE NEW YEAR 2018-19 5K TRAINING PLAN STARTS Runners: You will be getting down to business the end of this week and running 3 miles on December 29. That’s nearly the full distance of the upcoming race. Thankfully, unlike in 2017, you won’t be doing it on Christmas Eve.
With the prospect of a totally fresh 2019 start in few days, excitement may be building on this long run day. Possibly you’ll have no trouble leaping out of bed in the early morning to begin it with an invigorating workout. Or, after accomplishing nearly every task on your Saturday ‘to-do’ list, you might be looking forward to a calming and relaxing run at day’s end The December 25 run: walk session is scheduled as 51 minutes in length. Switch with Monday’s or Wednesday’s sessions if this will present a problem. Walkers: The schedule has been shifted to accommodate Christmas Day, but there’s quite a bit of flexibility, so the non-walking weekday session can be shifted to Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday as needed. Try to keep the high intensity interval training (HIIT) walk early in the week, no later than Tuesday, if you plan to change things up. Everyone, have a wonderful between-the-holidays week. RUN & MOVE HAPPY! NOTE: The full plans can be downloaded from the RESOURCES page. |
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Running, walking, and fitness activities enable us to experience our physical selves in a world mostly accessed through use of fingers on a mobile device. AuthorEARNED RUNS is edited and authored by me, runner and founder. In 1978 I began participating in 10K road races before 5Ks were common. I've been a dietitian, practiced and taught clinical pathology, and been involved with research that utilized pathology. I am fascinated with understanding the origins of disease as well as health and longevity. Archives
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