Links for Wednesday July 30, 2008

July 30, 2008 | in Hella Sound | 0 Comments

This week in links: more Nitmos fun, injury info, barefooting and some really bad food.

In Here

Check out this month's Ask "Crazy Legs", covering questions about aging, hill training and race preparedness. And keep your running and training questions comin'—Paul "Crazy Legs" Stofko is ready to get you the info you're looking for. Email and get some answers!

While you're at it, read our interview with Amy Güth, who's presently traipsing around the country on her ScavenTour. Too much fun.

Out There

Feet Meet Street: The Power of Positive Pessimism
I like it. I think Nitmos has a good point—you do your hard work and training, and that is where your positivity and confidence flows from. Read up.
Mister Feet Meet Street *honors* us with his wizdom. | mizfitonline.com
Nitmos from Feet Meet Street answers reader questions at Mizfitonline.com. Good stuff.
Slow Mofo: Hear Ye, Hear Ye
So I (John at Hella Sound) have decided to join the ranks of the blogging runners. You guys just seemed like you were having so much fun doing it and I didn't want to miss out. It'll be the usual stuff—training log, miscellaneous stuff. Enjoy!
Dr. Pribut on Achilles Tendon Injuries
Detailed information on the achilles tendon, how to know when it's jacked up, and what to do about it.
Song Meanings at Songfacts
A cool site for music dorks, such as myself. Search for a song and see what trivia and tidbits folks have attributed to it. Neat.
Theories of Bacon: the bacon briefcase
Genius is genius. As such, I give to you: Bacon Briefcase: A still life in luggage and pork.
Muscle Guy - Advice: Will Running When My Legs Are Still Sore From A Workout Hurt My Strength Gains? - Men's Health
Strength training and running: how these may (or may not) complement each other, and how to balance them. A quickie tidbit.
Run Keeper uses GPS to track exercise, road trips | Crave, the gadget blog - CNET
Got an iPhone 3G? This app looks pretty nifty—I'd love to hear about it from anyone who's used it.
Classic Signs You're Overtraining — Ask Coach Jenny
Having worse and worse runs and races, even though you're training harder? Find that you're getting nagging injuries? Read this.
Run Chacho Run: Easy 6
hahahahahahahaha! Hysterical! Watch out for ethnically inauthentic pork sammies—they might wreak havok on you.
Running on Hope: The Hope Runs 777 Challenge! Apply!
Holy wow: "In 2010, Hope Runs will be leading a Guinness World Record-breaking endeavor to complete 7 marathons on 7 continents in only 7 weeks." They're still accepting participant applications, as well as fundraising sponsors.
The Myth of Moderate Exercise - TIME
A shorty article from TIME about the required duration and intensity of your workout to keep of and maintain weight.
Al Dente: Five Hot Dogs That Will Kill You
Oh my. Uhm. Oh. Oh my. I do believe that Hamdog would run through you like a scared rabbit. *shudder*
Daily Confessional: Share Your Shame — RW Daily
Runner's World asks readers to submit their guilty pleasures. The comments are an interesting glimpse of what people do on the one hand, and what makes them feel guilty on the other.
Fitness for Running | Running at YourRunning.com
A nice video of exercises—shorty hurdles, high-steppers, ladder runs, etc. Love this guy's accent—I expected him to end the session with "...and now let's cool down with a nice spot of tea, shall we? Cucumber sandwich anyone?" Awesome.
Barefoot Runner — Lincoln County News
Yeah, I'm not trying this anytime soon. (via @runnerkara on Twitter)
Do-It-Yourself: Nike+ iPod Battery Replacement
Save yourself $15 with this handy DIY guide to replacing your Nike+ accelorometer battery. I didn't think you could do this (and thus shelled out $20 for the new unit)
Nike+ iPod Comes to the Gym
More Nike+ info from podophile. Whoa, that's pretty fantastic.
US Half Marathon, San Francisco
Another half marathon, right in the bay area. Sheesh. San Francisco *is* the country's top running city.