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Episode 19 – Maine Tri-Guy
24 Jul 201119 – Maine Tri-Guy This week we are excited to welcome to the show – Vegan Triathlete Jake Castonia from Runlikehealth.com. We talk about eating a plant based diet and performance sports (triathlons) nutrition, and overall health aspects of a vegan lifestyle. You can reach Jake at his blog/ podcast website and maintriguy on twitter. [...]
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- Tags: Jake Castonia, Triathlete, Triathlon, Vegan
All I really want to do is complain about the hot weather. Seriously, this heat is doing havoc on my running. I was able to get in all my miles this week but the quality of the runs were just down right poopy. At first I thought I was deficient in something but realistically, the way that [...]
GoRun Update
In: Christina's Blog|Fitness & Nutrition|General Information|Running
19 Jun 2011On June 15th, we blogged that GoRun had donated $1000 to child abuse prevention programs via Miles4Kids (left pic). Well, we have great news! That donation amount increased and now the new total is $1600 (so far)!!!! We cannot thank Kevin Swinicki and GoRun enough for supporting Miles4Kids and child abuse prevention programs! Also, GoRun [...]
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Episode 08 – Marathon Training Update
In: Fitness & Nutrition|General Information|Podcasts|Spring 2011 Events
10 Apr 201108 – Training update week 15 We discuss finishing up week 15 of our marathon training. We bring out some of the issues we have been facing during training and especially this week. Give it a listen and let us know what you think!
Episode 03 – Eating Out and Nutrition
6 Mar 2011Ok, you have been waiting for our 3rd episode, so here it is! Eating out and Nutrition Thanks for listening to Running with Miles4Kids! In this show we recognized National Child Abuse Prevention (NCAP) month, April, 2011. We mentioned our upcoming marathon to raise money along with our Annual bake sale coming up April 16th. [...]
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- Tags: marathon training, NCAP, nutrition
Metabolism – Do you want to speed yours up?
15 Jan 2011What the heck is this? It’s the metabolism pathways in the human body. No, you don’t need to understand this chart to learn how to speed up our body’s metabolism. While there may be some medical reasons as to why someone’s metabolism is slower than normal (here is a good article in layman’s terms about [...]
Determination – How bad do you want it?
In: Fitness & Nutrition|Fitness Challenge|Jerry's Blog|Running
13 Jan 2011Determination – according to dictionary.com: 1. the act of coming to a decision or of fixing or settling a purpose. 2. the quality of being resolute; firmness of purpose. I was thinking of my dad today and I reflected on something I have seen in him ever since I can remember – determination. No matter the circumstances, good or bad, what ever life hands him, he is and always has been resolute in making the [...]
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Week 2 of training and some thoughts…
In: Fitness & Nutrition|Fitness Challenge|Jerry's Blog|Running
12 Jan 2011As we arrive in the middle of the 2nd week of our marathon training, I am sitting at my computer desk playing on facebook and remembered a tip from a couple of podcasts I listened to today. Fat to Fit and Beyond Diet are two of my favorite podcasts, offering good tips on health and lifestyle [...]
Sushi…Healthy or Harmful
21 Jul 2010The Pros Many of the main ingredients found in sushi are in fact very healthy and are beneficial to your health. Fish, the main ingredient in rolls and sashimi, is full of protein and calcium. If you want the greatest amount of protein try yellowtail and tuna fish. Another great benefit in the oily fish [...]
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Fructose – Sweet But Dangerous
20 Jul 2010Why is this bad? This is potentially bad for at least three reasons: 1) High blood triglycerides are a risk factor for heart disease. 2) Fructose ends up circumventing the normal appetite signaling system, so appetite-regulating hormones aren’t triggered–and you’re left feeling unsatisfied. This is probably at least part of the reason why excess fructose [...]
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- Tags: Fructose corn syrup, soda
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- Tamara: I can't believe how many people are abused out there. It's a horrible thing. We got to speak out and [...]
- Christina: Wow, you've had a lot of life changing events this week. You've done well and are adjusting as much [...]
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Jerry’s DailyMile
Last Run
26.2 mi
04:38 /10:35 pace
pouring rain, windy and cold - the whole time. Well, no training runs in the rain - and the marathon in the rain, what a deal! posted 384 days ago
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- 2012 Miles
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- Total Miles
- 811 mi
Christina’s DailyMile
Last Run
4.01 mi
00:51 /12:38 pace
This workout is on the verge of being classified a very brisk walk *sigh*. Well I'm struggling with my runs for a few reasons - loss of... posted 2 days ago
- Week Miles
- 12 mi
- 2012 Miles
- 267 mi
- Total Miles
- 1613 mi
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