http://backtoasics.com keep your head and your heart going in the right direction and you will never have to worry about your feet Fri, 23 Jan 2009 04:32:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have to space out signing up for races around when I get paid. Just one more to pay for this year so far-- Madison Half Marathon. My running/racing calendar for the first half of 2009: March 7: Chiditarod (www.chiditarod.org) March 29: Shamrock Shuffle (http://www.shamrockshuffle.com) April 11: Illinois Half Marathon (www.illinoismarathon.com) May 24: My 25th ... http://backtoasics.com/2009/01/22/when-im-not-buying-christmas-presents-about-40-percent-of-my-credit-card-bill-is-to-activecom/ I love this piece of transcript from The Elephant: http://communities.canada.com/shareit/blogs/theelephant/archive/2008/12/18/blagojevich-speaks-about-jogging.aspx "BLAGOJEVICH: Just hang loose. Hang loose. Now, can I get a run in, do you think? (CROSSTALK) QUESTION: Is this your first run since this whole... BLAGOJEVICH: No, I've been running. I can't -- I've had to go to other places because of ... http://backtoasics.com/2009/01/14/running-away-from-a-big-problem/ So a weird thing happened to me yesterday. It was Sunday at 4:45 p.m. I was grousing because my parents had come to visit and taken up most of my day, and I hadn't completed a long run yet during the weekend. It was getting dark, and I was not ... http://backtoasics.com/2009/01/12/well-thats-a-different-smell/ So Happy New Year's! And sorry to start this again on a bummed out topic, but I've been wondering the last few days if Seasonal Affective Disorder gets to runners more than other people. I had two weeks off of work, during which I got to frequently run during daylight hours. ... http://backtoasics.com/2009/01/07/sad-winter-running/ Anyone who has picked up any piece of athletic literature in the past month probably knows about the Nike + Human Race. The ginourmous marketing stunt on August 31 included 29 races in major metro areas throughout the world, as well as runners who had purchased a Nike + band ... http://backtoasics.com/2008/09/03/human-race/ I'm running an upcoming race with a bib that I purchased from another runner on craigslist. I failed to sign up for race in time, but was still interested in running. I remember one of my co-workers selling her Shamrock Shuffle bib last year and decided see if there were any ... http://backtoasics.com/2008/05/22/bib-resale-bad-for-babies-good-for-runners/ Crain's profiles local business runners: http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/mag/article.pl?articleId=29815 A couple of my running buddies are taking place in the corporate challenge or have running clubs at their offices. One (Molex) was even featured in this article. My company offers nothing of the sort-- no health club discounts, no organized running, nothing. Fuck, it seems that ... http://backtoasics.com/2008/05/14/i-wish-the-company-i-worked-for-was-this-cool/ It's official. Of the five "Bad Habits" detailed in the article "Habits to Break: These easy fixes to common mistakes will make you a healthier runner" by Kara Mayer Robinson, I take part in... all of them. Let's start from the top: #1: "You are your own medic." Really, google is ... http://backtoasics.com/2008/05/04/habits-to-break-all-of-them/ I had every intention of running 14 miles after work today. I packed my bag the night before, didn't drink, didn't indulge in that second cup of coffee, ate a somewhat reasonable lunch. But Something stopped me. It was about 38 degrees and raining most of the day, and of course, ... http://backtoasics.com/2008/04/28/bonk/ OH SHIT I did not seek this out. It came up on the side of the gmail when I opened my CARA newsletter. I swear. But now that it's come up... I think most people who have run more than ten miles have at some point had that "Oh, God, I have to ... http://backtoasics.com/2008/04/17/poo-you-knew-it-was-going-to-come-up-at-some-point/