Today is Thursday which means – Long Run. There are many training benefits gained when running for extended periods of time. Endurance is improved, dormant/unused capillary beds are opened to increase blood flow to muscle tissues and your heart and muscles are strengthened. The number of mitochondria in your cells are increased, which increases the Continue Reading
Charlie Kern
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Great Effort
Today I posted on the workout board: “Challenge yourself today.” That is exactly what happened. Today the grade school kids were timed for 1600 meters. The first to cross the line was a 6th grade boy in 5:48! He was 20 seconds faster than when we did this 3 weeks ago. The greatest improvement was Continue Reading
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June 21, 2011
Success
Success is defined in Webster’s dictionary as – a favorable or desired outcome. Sometimes there is nothing that we won’t do to achieve the desired outcome. Athletes ranging from cyclists to football players have consumed and injected illegal substances to achieve the desired outcome. This past weekend I was in Greensboro, NC and I observed Continue Reading
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June 20, 2011
Most likely cancelled
Good Morning, but not really, It looks like the weather will not cooperate again. However, if the weather does clear up by 7:00 a.m., I will send an email by 7:10 a.m. with a new meeting time of 7:30 a.m.