Author: seanv2
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Friday Inspiration – The Elusive Handstand
This is cheesy, and corny, and totally inspiring. Give it a watch. And yes, I’m still working on my handstand, I think I need to double down on the practice.
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The Hungry Fighter
I’m currently reading the Sports Gene by David Epstein, a fascinating book which, in addressing how genetics affects sports performance, ends up raising interesting, and challenging, questions about gender and race. I may write more about those topics later but this morning I was reading about the dominance of Kenyan runners at endurance events and…
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Prospect Park Legends – Felipe Vergara and the Power of Work
I’ve seen Felipe Vergara hundreds of times, but until I read this great article, I didn’t know his name. I didn’t know he was 49. I didn’t know that he ran for the elite local club, West Side Runners. I didn’t know that when I see him in the evenings, I’m seeing him clock his…
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Training Totals for the Week Ending 10-27-2013
More running, but less of everything else. Struggling to find a rhythm, but happy to be running for the joy of it. Setting a single, fun goal for this week, tune in next week to see if I make it. The Numbers. Run: 20.5 in 3:06:31 Bike: 0 Climb: 1:00 Strength and Flexibility: ~00:30…
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Friday Inspiration – New York Kid on the Road
I’ll admit it, I’ve got some hometown pride associated with the success of Ashima Shiraishi. She’s a New York kid, she climbs regularly at my gym, and she rules. In fact, just this week I saw Ashima crushing it at Brooklyn Boulders. She’s gotten so much taller in the last year, and her climbing continues…
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Training Totals – Week Ending 10-20-2013
Ran a little, biked a little, climbed a little. Enjoyed myself for the first time in months. Sore as hell from my return to climbing and body weight training — which is nice. Looking forward to doing a little more of each in the coming week. I’m a sucker for the feeling of a sore…
Milo and the Calf 