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How to Make Profound and Lasting Change

June 12th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I stumbled across this blog post on Think Simple Now and it was one of those “just what I needed to hear” messages for me. While you may recognize some of it as Eckard Tolle-esque “Be Here Now”/”become a silent observer of the inner voice, which the ego won’t let you kill” psychobabble, there [...]

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Tags: Smurf · Tips

Music for Runners (and Others)- Smurf’s Recent Playlists

June 5th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Empirically, I think we all know that a slammin’ soundtrack can kick the intensity of a workout through the roof.  Apparently, a study was even published to that effect– of course, I can’t find it online.  But the PodFitness people swear it exists.  As such, I thought I’d post a few of my recent running [...]

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Tags: Running · Smurf

Listening to your body

June 5th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Sure, it figures that I would be writing something like this after being sick for the last 5 days. (and if you go back to Saturday you will find me tending the fire at the BBQ a bit to long, and inhaling way to much smoke) The long and short of it, my system [...]

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Tags: Biking · Bodybuilding · Contributors · Fitness · Martial Arts · P90X/P90X+ · Rob Terlizzi · Running · Slim in 6 · Tips · Yoga/Pilates

What are your motivation mind games?

May 20th, 2008 · No Comments

This morning, I may have reached a new low–or high, depending on your perspective–in the Great Motivation Mind Game Sweepstakes. In the last three years, I’ve trained for a half-marathon to raise money for a friend with breast cancer (as long as I tell people it’s for Marcie, I’ll have to run); I’ve poured quite [...]

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Tags: Fitness · Rocket Girl (aka Jody)

All in the head: Is a marathon worth “just finishing”?

May 15th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Contributed by: Rocket Girl (aka Jody)
Last night, I attended my first track practice in four weeks. I had three strikes against me: 1) I’m getting over a cold virus; 2) I’ve run exactly twice in four weeks; and 3) It’s blazing hot. (Seriously, how do people run outside of San Francisco? Running in Florida? That’s [...]

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Tags: Fitness · Rocket Girl (aka Jody) · Running