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Full Story by Chris Fuller: Spring, Sprang, Sprung!
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Friday, March 22, 2013. Spring, Sprang, Sprung! According to the calendar, it's Spring. The thermometer may not agree, but we know the warm days are coming. I've been thinking about spring, but not that kind. The infinite wisdom of the English language allows for several alternative meanings for the word spring. The spring I've been thinking about is the elastic device used to store energy. For the physicists among us (or Big Bang Theory. Fans), what I mean is displayed in this graph on the right. It's s...
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Full Story by Chris Fuller: November 2012
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Friday, November 30, 2012. A new view of Summit Avenue. Summit Avenue is a special place in the Twin Cities running scene. When Jack Moran. Was creating the first Twin Cities Marathon course in 1982, he wanted to represent the best running routes in Minneapolis and St Paul. Summit Avenue was an obvious choice, for its status as a favorite training route as well as its race history dating back to the 1973 St Patrick's Day Mini-Marathon point-to-point five-mile. When I saw the elevation chart, I was happy ...
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Full Story by Chris Fuller: March 2012
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Friday, March 9, 2012. Irish Run St Paul-Tradition is Good! Apple just introduced the new iPad. My 'old' (last year's) model now seems slower and less and powerful, a little like my running. New is seductive. But every so often we have to celebrate old. Not old and gone, but old and traditional. That's why I'll be spending St Patrick's Day weekend in St Paul. For those of you not aware that St Patrick's Day. Irish You can just show up, though it's not a bad idea to wear green. Welcomes you to join the ce...
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Full Story by Chris Fuller: Make Winter Running Bearable
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Friday, December 14, 2012. Make Winter Running Bearable. Winter is back, and now you're cowering on your treadmill. It doesn't have to be that way. Embrace winter, don’t try to beat it. These eleven tips will help get you out the door. Instead of complaining about what it. You can't race as much in the winter, but it is a great time for a break from your routines. Set goals for your winter training. Make a plan so you can make it happen. Your smart phone can be your training log with the right app. Take ...
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Full Story by Chris Fuller: February 2011
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Monday, February 28, 2011. Less is the New More. It's hard not to be overwhelmed by technology. Your cell phone likely can accomplish more than your first computer could. There is not only 'an app for that,' there are probably 1000 apps. Web sites have so many bells and whistles that, well, they're noisy. Has it made your life any easier? We've slimmed things down. Now when you go to http:/ www.tslevents.com/. You'll find a handy place for the information you want, including a new wave of widgets. Subscr...
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Full Story by Chris Fuller: November 2011
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Friday, November 18, 2011. By annual tradition, it's time again to check-in with my friend Tom Turkey. He has been training for the Turkey Run. Sunday, November 20 at Como Lake in St Paul), a race he has won every year since its inception. I caught up to him earlier this week as he was making his final preparations. Are you ready for the big day? You look great. Anything new going on with your training? I'm on a new diet heavy in chia seeds. They really make a big difference. So they really work? Pretty ...
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Full Story by Chris Fuller: March 2013
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Friday, March 22, 2013. Spring, Sprang, Sprung! According to the calendar, it's Spring. The thermometer may not agree, but we know the warm days are coming. I've been thinking about spring, but not that kind. The infinite wisdom of the English language allows for several alternative meanings for the word spring. The spring I've been thinking about is the elastic device used to store energy. For the physicists among us (or Big Bang Theory. Fans), what I mean is displayed in this graph on the right. It's s...
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Full Story by Chris Fuller: Your Year-End Inventory...of Memories
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Friday, December 28, 2012. Your Year-End Inventory.of Memories. In many businesses you do a year-end inventory. You count and account and all that data helps create a profit/loss statement. As a runner you might do the same thing with your training log, recapping your mileage and races and coming up with your year-end totals. That's valuable information, but something's missing. Which smile was bigger? Is there a reckoning of how you felt before and how you felt after those runs? You went through three p...
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Full Story by Chris Fuller: February 2013
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Tuesday, February 26, 2013. Track runners know exactly where to go: run hard, turn left. I'm more of a cross country runner, where every course is different and you expect twists and turns. You learn to welcome those changes and the challenges they create. Changing directions isn't only necessary, it can be fun too! This is a year of zigging an zagging for The Sporting Life. Our first event of the year, Irish Run Saint Paul. Our next event is also on the move. Grand On the Go. Of course change doesn't me...
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Full Story by Chris Fuller: March 2011
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Thursday, March 17, 2011. Splashing to Spring, One Step At a Time. Even a near-record winter had to end sometime. That time officially is Sunday, March 20. This week of melting has given us the usual puddles along with epic potholes. Runners and walkers are at peril on every sidewalk as the freeze/thaw cycle adds invisible hazards. We're ready, though, to take on that challenge. Splash, splash, splash, skidddd. One step at a time we make the transition. Splash, splash, splash. The sound of spring! HEALTH...
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