I’m Gonna Lose a Toenail, or My First Marathon

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WRITTEN BY TRISTA KUNCE Becki hates feet. So I knew when I brought her to my physical therapist to learn how to tape my foot that she would tape it quickly and efficiently, especially after she didn’t believe that I had never heard of a pedicure before. My feet are faulty: I overpronate, my arches collapse, and I have supination of the feet and bone spurs on the back of my heels. Clearly I don’t have great runner’s feet. And the legs attached to my feet? I’m built more like a chicken than a gazelle. Oh, and I have iliotibial

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The Anatomy of a Marathon Training Plan

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I have had a few questions about how I plan to train for my next marathon.  With the permission of my trainer, I will post it below.  Nothing is set in stone and I end up changing things based on my schedule, but it is a good start.  Just in case you were wondering…and so I have it documented.     I am already in week 2.  Already changed my long run this week from Saturday to Thursday and reduced it from 14 to 10 based on the fact that I am running the Groundhog 10K this weekend.  Not always

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The Fitness Tech Podcast #14 No Protein Bars? 9:00pm Snacking? Carrie’s Corner? It’s All Here!

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Jim and Jamie were back to the regular schedule for this weekly podcast.  We talk some about Podcast #13, how to take Carrie’s recommendation and avoid protein bars and use other sources, Greek yogurt, up coming races for 2011, live blogging from the Groundhog Run, how to use your company intranet for fitness purposes, more… Click for more / Podcast Player>

The Drobo with Windows 7 / Head to Head with a WHS?

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Have you been looking for a better way to back up your data other than an external hard drive?  So have many others.  Over the last 3 years, Microsoft has been developing and supporting a product to help you with not only backing up your PCs, but assist you with some network file sharing.  It’s called a Windows Home Server (WHS). Admittedly, I am a WHS enthusiast, blogger and podcaster and have a vested interested in the product.  In November, Microsoft pulled the Drive Extender (DE) functionality from the product and left the WHS community reeling.  Much of this has

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The Fitness Tech Podcast #13 Eating Clean Revisited and Mud Mafia Success

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Jim and Jamie are once again joined by Carrie Adams on a special Saturday night edition of the Fitness Tech Podcast.  Carrie gives and update on the Mud Mafia, we talk about some upcoming races, get an update on what Carrie has been up to and get some great advice on eating clean.  We included… Click for more / Podcast Player>