Links for Wednesday July 23, 2008

July 23, 2008 | in Hella Sound | 0 Comments

This week in links: 2 great contests, drinking advice from Runner Girl, and what it's like to get knocked out. Good times.

In Here

It's been a great week already: we posted our interview with guitarist Bill Dolan, as well as Coach Kelly Wissolik's tempo run workouts. Peep 'em out—it's good stuff.

Keep your running and training questions—we'll answer them in Ask "Crazy Legs". Paul's a running and fitness expert with great insight. and get some answers!

Out There

cymru66 » It’s Competition Time!
Steve Speirs—the man that brought you the One Hundred Push-up Challenge and his great running blog Run Bulldog Run—wants a VW Bus. Check out his new site and the competition he's running. There's some great prizes and a truly novel advertising idea. I think I have my spot on his ad grid picked out—where's yours going?
bigmouth indeed strikes again: "NEWS ON THE RADIO"
The always interesting Amy Güth is having a unique contest to make her road trip more entertaining. Check it out, brainstorm and come up with a winner. (I wish she was passing through Amarillo—I think she's ready to take on Big Texan Steak Ranch's 72 ouncer, and I'd like to see the pics documenting the attempt.)
How Many Miles A Week Should I Run?
Runner's World has some insight and provides answers for this common question.
How Not To Run a Marathon | Running Humor
Absolute worst case scenario for marathon prep. Hysterical. I believe the hotdogs-and-sauerkraut could have been expounded upon, but maybe it's best that it wasn't...
Best Bang For Your Beer: Top 10 Light Beers | Who Is Runner Girl?
Runner Girl does a nice rundown of various beers and their merits (alcohol content, calories, etc). This might require further research...
Top Ten Drinks To Order At The Bar | Who Is Runner Girl?
Another good booze-centric post from Runner Girl. Some potentially helpful advice on what to avoid if you have to get up and run in the morning.
A Runner's Building Blocks | Active.com
Great article on the 6 workouts runners should cycle through, providing variety critical to muscle development and improvement.
Sensitive Topics for Runners - Embarrassing Running Problems
There should be a scoring system for this post—if you've had 1-3, you're a beginner, 3-6 you're intermediate, and 7-10 you've had some nasty stuff happen to you as a result of running.
Who’s Giboo? Iowa fighter/science teacher chronicles first UFC experience (Part VI) at UFC blog for UFC news, results, videos, rumors, fights, pics and tickets — MMAmania.com
We've seen a lot of runners blog a post-mortem after a big race; this is a glimpse of the same thing, but for a wholly different sport. James Giboo's final post about the experience of his first fight in the UFC. Crazy stuff.
Totally Looks Like… Famous People and Celeb Look-A-Likes
Okay, this is wrong. But it's funny. Which doesn't make it right. But it's still funny. From the folks that brought you I Can Has Cheezburger, it's Totally Looks Like. Enjoy!