Category Archives: Skill Training

Descending to Eastern Europe

Posted on July 27, 2012 by

Landed in Budapest for a vacation trip to Central and Eastern Europe. It is time for the kids to explore heritage, both ours and of the royal Habsburg family. The latter group has a much better showing of real estate … Continue reading →

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Cincinnati Barbecue and Thrusters

Posted on July 23, 2012 by

I was reading the Olympic issue of Time Magazine and there was an interesting article about fitness and rowing as being one of the toughest sports. Some of the hardest sports they identified were the ones we do in Crossfit, … Continue reading →

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Restarting an Endurance Journey

Posted on July 22, 2012 by

I had the good fortune of having Stu Mittleman as a coach for a while over a decade ago when I first flirted with long distance running. Stu gave many great insights about nutrition and visualization beyond running that started … Continue reading →

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CF Endurance Weekend

Posted on July 21, 2012 by

Coming to the CrossFit Endurance certification was probably the best decision I could make about running since standing up as a toddler. If you think about it, we never properly learn how to run well. I did have marathon training … Continue reading →

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Active Recovery

Posted on July 17, 2012 by

I decided that limping was over after the mountain races and it was time to put in real work. Now that Froning and Thorisdottir reclaimed their thrones and the top athletes are frequent repeats from the last two years, it … Continue reading →