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Miracle Weight Loss Plan: Lose 45 pounds by DMS
Iāve become a huge fan of this miracle of modern weight loss. Well, actually, Iām a much less huge fan. Iām down 45 pounds from peak huge-fan-ness, and I have one thing to thank for it really, DMS, orĀ doing more shit.
I try to do some kind of exercise shit once a day. I donāt always succeed, but I try. Itās pretty simple, and easy to maintain. No, really. The incredible secret of this plan, is aā¦
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Hoka One One Speed Instinct 2 Review
Hoka One One Speed Instinct 2Ā Review
How I longed to love this shoe. Ā Hoka had rectified the previous Speed Instinctās shortcomings of a cramped toe box, spongy response, and improved traction. Ā The first item of that list precluding me from the use of the first generation. Ā So dropping $160.00CND/130USD on a shoe should render glorious trail run fun. Ā Well, mostly it will leave you and your bank account feeling shorted.
On the plusā¦
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With every downhill step, following the first of eighteen water crossings, my insole slides forwards on gel heel-lifts lubricated byĀ water thatās failing to drain from my Altra Lone Peak ātrailā runners.Ā With every footfall, the inserts squish their way to escape, the insoles bunch up further under my toes, and the shoes squelch out a bit more water. So bright side, at least the shoes are losing a little water-weight.Ā Despite the shin deep streams with no rock-to-rock-keep-dry paths, my Anderson Redwoods Trail run 50k is not going swimmingly.Ā Resentfully, I stop to reset the entire mess with puffy and swollen hands.
Earlier, at cresting the major climb to Bullfrog Pond Campground on the first loop, a prescription medication whose side-effect is a susceptibility to heatstroke unleashed its full wrath on my system.Ā My hands are swollen, my arms flushed red and covered in goosebumps.Ā It was shortly thereafter that I received a good shot of adrenaline, as I move over to let by a faster 20-something fleet-footing it through the 30k run on a fire road descent, I hear āMr. Rattlesā.
During the pre-race announcements, hazards were listed as ticks and rattlesnakes.Ā Iāve brushed a few of the former off my shins and calves on the grassland climbs up to Bullfrog that are as utterly spectacular as they are sadistic.Ā And now at a maraca shake, I channel a runner Iāve never been, jump like a startled gazelle across the wash-out cleaving the fire-roadās middle.Ā Motivated by Mr. Rattles, my stately 9 minute 30 seconds per kilometer average pace, plummets to a 4m15s/km.Ā Splashing into another stream, I stop, soak my hair and face, and conclude that adrenaline obviously didnāt make for a maintainable pace on this beast of a course.
Iām given up on the heel inserts; having placed them in the Altras to help me transition to āzero-dropā shoes, I fish the slippery gels out and have a very un-ultra moment of wanting to chuck them into the bush.Ā Zero-drop, essentially means a natural footfall and gate, which offers a number of bio-mechanical benefits when running.Ā However, a majority of us have spent most of our lives with our heels in the air, so to speak, lifted by shoes with impact absorption mechanisms, springs, cushions, gels, air-sacks, and what-have-you.Ā Over the course of 40-plus years of being shod, that leads to physiological adaptation.Ā Everything in the back of your leg shortens, everything in the front lengthens, ushering the path for muscular imbalances and injuries.Ā The problem is you canāt go cold turkey on raised heels, because your body needs time to re-adapt.Ā I stuff the gels-lifts into the front pocket of my āsuffer-vestā; Iām going cold turkey.
In reality this isnāt my biggest worry, nor is Mr. Rattles.Ā Itās that the lightheadedness accompanying my āitās just a nice day outā heatstroke is keeping me from getting into my āout in awesome sceneryā happy place.Ā And, this Pacific Coast Tail Runs event is a stunning smorgasbord of quintessentially Californian settings; spires of redwoods, wide open ārollingā pastoral grassland hills, and tree tunneled creek crossingsā¦ with a soupcon of hard to avoid poison oak.Ā Ā The race is a stunner, but great looks canāt hide the overall sadism courseās topography; some 1,483m of elevation gain over the 33km course.
Yes, 33km course, I broke down and dropped out of the ultra to the 30k run.Ā Gut feeling; had any one thing gone a little more right, I could have finished.Ā I even made the 4-hour cut-off for the first loop, which I was dubious about achieving, but after some general organizational confusion in the finish/transition area, I ultra-shuffled out onto one of the most aggressive 5k routes Iāve ever experienced to avoid a total DNF.
I do not feel bad about this.Ā On the 5km course I catch a fellow drop-down, who early this year had run a 100km race in Texas, āThat race was way easier than this 30k!ā
In the finish area, I meet a 75-year-old female veteran of over 75 ultras who also opted out, āThis is a true trail run course.Ā Itās also one of the hardest Iāve ever tried.āĀ Perhaps, this explains the small field of ultra-runners in attendance, and in future Iāll watch for this as a āsignā in further races.
Generally, this is the conclusion point in a write-up where one goes on about āunfinished businessā, and plotting to return to the race to settle the score.Ā Iām not so sure; this is a beastā¦Ā Ok, who am kidding, Iām totally going to fit-up and settle the score.Ā For one, Iām zero-drop now baby!Ā So thatās one less thing to go wrong.Ā Plus, Iāve a year to find some trail shoes that drain better.
Anderson Redwoods Trail Run ā My Not QuiteĀ Ultra With every downhill step, following the first of eighteen water crossings, my insole slides forwards on gel heel-lifts lubricated byĀ water that's failing to drain from my Altra Lone Peak "trail" runners.Ā
Icy and Cold: Winter Running in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland
Icy and Cold: Winter Running in Vancouver and the LowerĀ Mainland
Another round of cold weather, with predicted rain or snow potentially making slick conditions on the local trails and seawall even slicker, has a few runners in my circle asking, āHow do I safely train in this?āĀ So a few thoughts and tips on equipment and preparation, to reduce the risk of slipping and injuring yourself.
Right off, if youāve aĀ good set of trail runners like the Brooks Puregritā¦
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New Mexico Backcountry Discovery Route (NMBDR) Premier Review
New Mexico Backcountry Discovery Route (NMBDR) PremierĀ Review
The New Mexico Backcountry Discovery Route (NMBDR) is the 6th installment from the BDR non-profit group, an organization dedicated to creating and preserving off-highway routes for dual-sport and adventure motorcycle travel. The south-to-north route across the state covers 1,290 miles of mostly non-paved roads. The video features familiar faces from previous BDR projects, and some new ones. Givenā¦
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New Mexico Backcountry Discovery RouteĀ Trailer Yep, there's another back country discovery route coming down the pipe. This time 1,200 hundred miles of New Mexico gets the off road tour treatment.
VIDEO: Touratech's 1st Ride on the Africa Twin
VIDEO: Touratechās 1st Ride on the AfricaĀ Twin
Seattle, WA ā (Dec. 2, 2015) In November, Touratech-USA CEO, Paul Guillien and journalist Jonathan Bentman visited Touratechās headquarters in Germany to see the product line for the new Honda CRF 1000L Africa Twin. As luck would have it, they found the keys to the Touratech-modified test bike and took it for a ride. Guillien andā¦
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Destination Runs: Salt Spring Island Trailrunners Series
Destination Runs: Salt Spring Island TrailrunnersĀ Series
I am heads down navigating the trail, when a voice calls out, āI think youāre going the wrong way.ā
Like a true road runner, Iāve committed the situational awareness faux pas of looking at my feet, and missed one of the well marked turns in the 2015 Channel Ridge 9k produced by the Salt Spring Island Trailrunners.Ā I run back to the corner andĀ wonder how I missed the flagging indicating the turnā¦
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Lessons Learned from Running the BMO Vancouver Marathon on a Whim
Lessons Learned Running the BMO Vancouver Marathon on a Whim
Preparing for the Start.
Ā Less than ten kilometers in and Iām exiting my third port-a-potty, three port-a-potty stops into the 2015 Vancouver BMO Marathon. Ā The run is quickly becoming a list of āwhat not to doā in undertaking a marathon. Ā Foremost, in embracing the spirit of the moment and adventure I had signed up for the marathon the day before on a whim. Ā That means the standard regime ofā¦
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Utah: The White Rim Trail in Pictures
Utah: The White Rim Trail inĀ Pictures
Iām walking across a wide open ācampgroundā, where the sites are a several hundred meters apart. To disturb your neighbours under the darkening purple of the Moab sky, youād have to work up a good, loud bellow. They do things big here, and itās been a big day on the White Rim Trail in Canyon Lands National Park. Unfortunately, the day isnāt done. I shift my helmet in my hand, and do my best toā¦
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Giant Loop: North American DistributorĀ for Rally Raid Products Honda CB500X Adventure Kit
Giant Loop: North American DistributorĀ for Rally Raid Products Honda CB500X AdventureĀ Kit
Adventure proof packing and gear systems innovator Giant Loop has been designated as the exclusive North American distributor for the new Rally Raid Products off-highway CB-X Adventure kit for the Honda CB500X. UK-based Rally Raid Products designed and manufactures the CB-X Adventure kit, a suite of components that upgrade the stock Honda CB500X to an affordable, reliable, dirt capable,ā¦
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2015 Ochoco Tail Pack by Giant Loop
2015 Ochoco Tail Pack by GiantĀ Loop
(BEND, OREGON USA) Adventure proof packing and gear systems innovator Giant Loop has introduced the Ochoco Enduro Tail Pack for its 2015 collection. Designed to bolt onto the rear fender or tail rack of dirt, enduro and dual sport motorcycles, the Ochoco Enduro Tail Pack keeps essentials, such as tools, goggles (2 pair), energy food and gloves, easily accessible ā and dead solid on the bike. Theā¦
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2015: Columbia Dry Bag by Giant Loop
2015: Columbia Dry Bag by GiantĀ Loop
BEND, OREGON USA) Adventure proof packing and gear systemsĀ innovator Giant Loop has expanded its double-ended 100% waterproof duffelĀ offerings to three with the travel-ready 70-liter Columbia Dry Bag, new for theĀ 2015 GL Moto Collection. Better than top-loading duffels, theĀ Columbia Dry Bag opensĀ from both ends, providing quick access to gear without unstrapping the Dry BagĀ from the motorcycle.
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Gallery: The All-new 2015 Alfa Romeo 4C Spider
Gallery: The All-new 2015 Alfa Romeo 4CĀ Spider
Production version of the all-new 2015 Alfa Romeo 4C Spider, revealed at the 2015 North American International Auto Show, will arrive at dealerships this summer
Ā· All-new 2015 Alfa Romeo 4C Spiderās open-air performance cockpit and mid-engine proportions draw from more than 100 years of groundbreaking and functional Italian design
Ā· Unique carbon fibre windshield frame and availableā¦
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Garmin Just Entered The Smartwatch Race With The $250Ā Vivoactive Still with an external heart rate monitor band though...
The Rise of Fitness Tracking and Fall of GPS Sports Watches
If thereās one stand out of 2014ās Christmas season it was the rise of the Fitness Tracker, for one FitBit adds and product in the stores were near inescapable. Ā And, anecdotally, more than a few folks have received trackers under the tree. Ā More importantly these devices a set to supersede market specific exercise watches such as TomTomās Runner/Multisport Cardio or a range of Garmin devices inā¦
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Moto Trials Riding Through Ice Hotel ā TundraĀ Trial Feeling a little frosty? Pining for some snow sports? So is Red Bull's Dougie Lampkin as he Trials to the through the arctic landscape of Northern Finland, and challenging frozen obstacles including a hotel made entirely of ice.