Links for Wednesday May 14, 2008

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This week's links feature Mizuno's traveling gait analysis mobile, mental toughness, desktop wallpapers and a race teeshirt archive. Come get 'em!

MIZUNO USA .: RUN WITH US
Mizuno is doing a mobile promotion offering gait analysis in "state-of-the-art Precision Fit terminals". Cool, huh? Looks like they’re focusing on the US South/South East; hopefully they’ll come out to the left coast soon. I found this by way of Running in Columbus, GA
Runners Lounge: My Marathon Mistakes
Amy from Runner’s Lounge shares some good advice on what *not* to do based on what she learned the hard way. Some really good ones in here.
Runners Lounge - Build, Share, Use Running Wisdom
Advice to help you avoid common race-day mistakes—alluded to in the previous link.
My Marathon With Lance - Runner’s World: First Person
What a great story! A guy runs step for step—in many ways—with Lance Armstrong in the 2008 Boston Marathon. A quick, great read.
Building Mental Toughness: Simple, But Not Easy | Schaefer’s Blog
Another great post by Cameron Schaefer. This is something that all distance runners grapple with at some point. If they excel, then they have mastered the ability to continue to push themselves beyond limits that most others stop. Thought-provoking.
Tales Of My Aching Feet
I waited tables for several years; this blog brings me back. I haven’t come across too many waiter/server blogs, so this one holds a special place in my heart.
Free Downloadable Wallpaper from Runner’s World
Swanky runner-centric desktop wallpaper images for your home or office. They could use a couple more size options, but they’re great nonetheless. I’m digging the "Road" one in particular.
Ransacker
Awesome running shoe comparison site in the UK.
16 Straight To The Point Fat Loss Lessons
For those that are looking to lose weight, this post has a lot of information you may not already know. Great information.
Marathoning.org Pre-Race Checklist Generator
A snappy, fully editable little page with drag-and-drop functionality that allows you to order, sort and modify your pre-race, checklist. Hit submit and it generates a nice PDF for you to save and print. Very, very nice.
Runnergirl Training: Heat Index
Runnergirl points to this helpful chart and resources on training in the summer heat. Check it out.
Men’s Health - Eat This, Not That! - Best & Worst - What are the saltiest foods?
I wasn’t going to bookmark this until I jumped down to #1: "Salt Equivalent: 48 strips of bacon"...then I reread all of them. Holy crap. Note to self…
Runnergirl Training: Fuel for Before and After a Workout
Another helpful set of links from Runnergirl—this time it’s about what to eat before and after you workout. I love it!
McMillan Running - Training Programs, Running Pace Calculators, Personal Online Coaching, Nutritional Advice for Runners and more!
Running calculator to figure out what your times could be for various races, based on your time of one race.
Cool Running :: Stay Loose: Stretches for Runners
12 standard stretches for runners. A good list for beginners that are wondering what they should focus on. An older post, but still handy and relevant.
Feet Meet Street: 2008 Boston Marathon RR part II: The Thon
Nitmos’ recap of his Boston Marathon run. A very well written story and fun recap.
Men’s Health - Eat This, Not That - Drinks - Beer
A handy little chart for those that enjoy beer. A calorie, carb and alcohol breakdown for each, with the list broken into Dos and Don’ts.
10 Challenging Bodyweight Exercises - Vox
Some of these look serious—Dragon Flags? Potentially beneficial to mix into your non-running strength training, or help you boost your metabolism to burn off the beer from the previous link.
Swimming Technique - Men’s Health
Swimming rocks. If you cross-train with swimming, this article might help you get more out of your workout. Technique is critical, and this offers a lot of good insight on how to improve yours.
Foam Rolling For Runners
FOAM ROLLER! You know, that thing you bought that’s now sitting upright in the corner of your closet? Here’s some ideas on what to do with it. Pull it out of the closet and stretch!
Makin’ Music with John Mayer from John Mayer, Judd Apatow, Kristen Bell, GerryBednob, Ian Roberts, and Cohen/O’Brien
Hysterical! I like John Mayer’s music, but I *love* the stuff he’s done online—blogs, this vid, etc. Really great sense of humor. [Potentially NSFW due to language]
Between The Miles: T-Shirts
Race shirt gallery—a cool runner’s blog idea! Mine have been relegated to painting and housework duty, but I also have yet to be in a "big" race. Soon enough… I sure would love to design one of these tho (*hint* *hint*! )…
ING Bay To Breakers
Bummed. Seriously seriously bummed that I will be missing this race. Unfortunately, other plans have ruled it out, but it’s one I would have loved to run. Next Year!
R4W Newsletter Survey - Running 4 Women
The results of the Running 4 Women reader survey, which apparently got hundreds of responses. Obviously skewed towards their readership, but interesting to look at the numbers nonetheless. There’s a whole lotta beginners and social runners out there!
The Inner Penguin
If you’re a slower runner—a "penguin"—this article’s for you. "I no longer believe their speed is any reason to deny them the joy of being a penguin...it is possible to increase your speed...without losing sight of the essential pleasure of running. "