tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22299769251708495392012-02-16T14:17:11.209-06:00A brief journal of Kevin's marathon training & thoughts while training.Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069565695802769138noreply@blogger.comBlogger461100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229976925170849539.post-22713541090816380132008-02-08T10:20:00.000-06:002008-02-08T13:19:36.515-06:00

Finally got in to see a sports-med doc a couple of weeks ago about the continued discomfort with my stress fracture. They shot some new x-rays, but couldn't really figure anything out, which is pretty typical with this kind of injury. However, since I've been having issues for so long, my insurance will now cover a bone-stimulation device which will in theory speed healing. So yesterday the

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069565695802769138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229976925170849539.post-27695219309527752982008-01-20T21:20:00.000-06:002008-01-20T21:28:51.232-06:00

My two weeks of work in Florida has sadly come to an end. Actually, I wasn't all that sad about it as I strongly dislike Florida and was ready to sleep in my own bed again, but at least it was warm there! When we left Cocoa Beach on Friday it was close to 80 degrees, and when we rolled into Madison Saturday night it was hovering around -10. That's a good 90 degree swing over about 30 hours -

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069565695802769138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229976925170849539.post-3022378011061153922008-01-11T18:20:00.000-06:002008-01-11T18:26:07.181-06:00

So I'm in Cocoa Beach, Florida for two weeks for work right now. I wasn't all that excited about the trip other than the warm weather, but I'm actually enjoying it a fair bit. The weather has been absolutely gorgeous with plenty of sun and highs around 80 each day.With no excuses about bad weather I've been getting out for runs nearly every day. My leg has largely been feeling fine, but I'm still

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069565695802769138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229976925170849539.post-44695594636426202962007-12-31T20:57:00.000-06:002007-12-31T21:06:29.049-06:00

Wow, I've really fallen off the band wagon with the blog here, but I guess that is just a reflection of my training this fall. Some of the problem was a general lack of motivation, some of it business with school and work, and some of it continued problems with injury. I actually ventured back in to my general practice doc today to discuss pain and discomfort with the stress fracture still, and

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069565695802769138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229976925170849539.post-7421924807044720772007-10-06T19:05:00.000-06:002007-10-06T19:09:58.158-06:00

I don't know what is going on, but for the past week or so, my legs have been totally shot. It is everything I can do to keep them turning over at 7:45 pace on runs; my short, nearly flat bike commute is killing them; I have had no power in them on my fixed gear for the past couple of rides. I'm not sure what the problem is, but it's not good. I'm hoping to start mixing in some basic weight

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069565695802769138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229976925170849539.post-12893035770539820072007-10-02T21:16:00.000-06:002007-10-02T21:32:25.106-06:00

I hit up the mighty BodPod today for a body composition analysis. You may recall that I first did this last February to get an idea of my lean body mass and body fat percentage. Let me say that the summer has not been kind to me: over the past six and a half months I managed to increase my bodyfat by 50% and decrease my lean mass (muscle) by 2.3%:Today:Weight: 133.114 poundsBody fat: 8.0% (10.604

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069565695802769138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229976925170849539.post-91117324303564059022007-09-29T16:20:00.000-06:002007-09-29T16:22:19.393-06:00

130.7 mph. That is pretty damn fast.

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069565695802769138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229976925170849539.post-79605850612550794762007-09-23T07:29:00.000-06:002007-09-23T07:54:09.218-06:00

Erik points to an ad that recently came under fire in Houston and was subsequently dropped by Comcast Cable.Alicia Silverstone’s Veggie PSAI'm not sure if the beef people were offended by an ad promoting vegetarianism, the bible-thumpers were offended by a woman's behind, or the fat people were offended by a slender woman. I personally don't see anything controversial about it, and think we could

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069565695802769138noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229976925170849539.post-85628025073241621722007-09-20T17:50:00.000-06:002007-09-20T17:54:36.477-06:00

I've posted about him before, but I'm about to walk out to see him again. Go see Brett if he is coming to your neighborhood!

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069565695802769138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229976925170849539.post-91418869974966866432007-09-05T16:13:00.000-06:002007-09-05T16:20:58.967-06:00

Man have I gotten slow! The runs the last few days (and a few over the last few weeks) have averaged in the upper seven minute range, with heart rates in the 160s, which is damn slow, and damn high! When I first started running last winter it was after a period of relatively long inactivity, and my runs were almost immediately in the low sevens with heart rates in the 150s. Why is it that after a

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069565695802769138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229976925170849539.post-20476329932763977172007-09-03T11:49:00.000-06:002007-09-03T11:57:25.227-06:00

Hope you are enjoying the unofficial end of summer! I had a nice relaxing weekend of water skiing, tubing, and lounging about at a friend's cabin a couple of hours north of Madison on the Mississippi. It was nice to take it easy before the chaos of school, coaching, and more running really kicks off tomorrow. After a rather slow summer I am definitely ready for things to kick off, but I'm not so

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069565695802769138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229976925170849539.post-63902024623973576172007-08-26T08:27:00.000-06:002007-09-03T11:57:40.102-06:00

Well, after a summer of not working out as much as I should have, school is back upon me and I'm going to start running again. This summer should have been an ideal one for me to get into great shape: work wasn't all that time consuming, and except for the last couple weeks of monsoons here, the weather has been great. This is actually the year that I should be doing Ironman Wisconsin, but I

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069565695802769138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229976925170849539.post-53947156923263107132007-05-22T17:59:00.000-06:002007-05-22T18:05:34.727-06:00

Hey all! Sorry again about the crappy, crappy updates to the blog. Actually, they aren't crappy as there haven't been any.I've concluded that I'm out for any racing on June 2. I haven't been running much, by which I mean not at all. I haven't run in weeks. Papers and finals put a good smackdown onto most working out, and then the weather got all nice here (unusual in Madison where it is usually

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069565695802769138noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229976925170849539.post-25420990002376016112007-05-05T20:33:00.000-06:002007-05-05T20:39:29.980-06:00

So looking at the blog today, I realized that it has been weeks since I have posted anything. This is mainly due to the fact that there is little to report on, but is also because I have been busy with school. Really busy. In one 36 hour stretch later this week I have a 15 page, a 12 page, a 3 page, and a 2 page paper due, as well as a homework assignment. I should be working on all of those

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069565695802769138noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229976925170849539.post-8854467582185593512007-04-18T12:43:00.000-06:002007-04-18T12:46:24.489-06:00

So since I haven't run in about twelve days, my body is much happier with me - no more random aches and pains, and things just feel generally better! Everything except my belly that is, where my abs have gone back under cover - the body fat is noticeably up since the run mileage fell off. I am increasingly convinced that while running may provide some cardiovascular benefits, it really isn't all

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069565695802769138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229976925170849539.post-3654277988211428932007-04-18T12:37:00.000-06:002007-04-18T12:43:46.311-06:00

So on Monday of this week I got in to see a physical therapist with the local sports medicine department. Katy spent some time watching me walk, doing range-of-motion tests and strength tests, and then video taped me on the treadmill. Her conclusion from working with me was that there is nothing wrong with my gait or any physical issues, and that my injury was likely just from over use. Cyclists

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069565695802769138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229976925170849539.post-75989434728091985882007-04-12T12:23:00.000-06:002007-04-12T12:36:27.191-06:00

Hey all. Sorry I haven't been keeping things a bit more up to date here. I've been in a bit of a workout funk with the leg injury and I'm back at school now and seem to be constantly pressed for time.The update on the leg is that it is definitely a stress fracture of the left tibia. I saw my doc on Monday and he confirmed what my trainer thought, but ordered an MRI to ensure that it wasn't

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069565695802769138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229976925170849539.post-38166054782913070062007-04-07T13:58:00.000-06:002007-04-07T14:11:39.016-06:00

I knew that something wasn't right with my leg. After waking up on Thursday with my lower left leg in substantial pain, I went to talk to my team's athletic trainer, T. She did some poking around and squeezing and gave her assessment that I most likely have a stress fracture. T is really good and really knows what she is doing, so I have no doubt that she is correct. I have an appointment next

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069565695802769138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229976925170849539.post-71728588970962398312007-04-05T10:42:00.000-06:002007-04-05T10:53:47.440-06:00

Greetings from beautiful Oak Ridge, Tennessee! I have been down here in the Volunteer State since Friday training with the women's rowing team that I coach during our spring break. The trip so far has been pretty good from a training perspective, but the rest of the trip hasn't been great for me from a school or running perspective.On the academic side of things, I just haven't gotten enough done

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069565695802769138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229976925170849539.post-57682249576747629372007-03-29T18:17:00.000-06:002007-03-29T18:24:58.959-06:00

This week is the last week of school before spring break. Now many of you are probably thinking to yourself "Spring break, man, I wish I got a spring break!" Well I'd be happy to trade you for whatever it is you will be doing next week. I coach for my school's women's rowing program, so we are headed to beautiful Oak Ridge, Tennessee. I'm no fan of Tennessee, but it is warmer than here, so that

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069565695802769138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229976925170849539.post-50554350674855642062007-03-26T16:55:00.000-06:002007-03-26T17:03:28.701-06:00

Yesterday my friend B expressed his doubts that I really hate running giving the training that I am doing. I tried my best to reassure him that I did, but I'm not sure that he bought it. I wish he had been there for my 20 miler today. It was pure misery.I don't enjoy any of my runs, even the short ones. At best they are unpleasant. Somewhere around eight miles they transfer to miserable, and over

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069565695802769138noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229976925170849539.post-26433370379551686762007-03-26T08:50:00.000-06:002007-03-26T08:52:45.942-06:00

You may have noticed that one of my runs came up a bit short last week and that that I missed a good length run the next day - I'm hurting a bit! I have really tight Achilles tendons, and my left one has been particularly tender the past week or so. I've also been having a bit of unknown pain in my right ankle region, something that I attribute to running off-road some last week. So I thought a

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069565695802769138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229976925170849539.post-52751023091871229092007-03-21T19:54:00.000-06:002007-03-21T20:00:45.863-06:00

Apparently when I was a shorty my mom put me in a pair of shorts when spring rolled around and I totally freaked out because "my knees were sticking out!" Today when I put shorts on for the run I nearly freaked out again, but this time because the temperature was over 60! I still wound up being overdressed with a long sleeve shirt on, but man was it nice to be in shorts.Highs are 50 or above for

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069565695802769138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229976925170849539.post-28348726186902846982007-03-17T10:31:00.000-06:002007-03-17T11:37:32.478-06:00

Today was the first 10k I've ever raced: The Shamrock Shuffle in Madison. It was a beautiful morning for it, if a little chilly at 25* at race time. I didn't have a decent run yesterday (8 miles), so I was a bit nervous about the race today, but it went pretty well. I finished in 39:41 according to my watch, which is around a 6:24 average per mile. Not bad for my first running race in over a

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069565695802769138noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229976925170849539.post-78166276761653566572007-03-15T17:20:00.000-06:002007-03-15T17:31:29.908-06:00

For my workout this Saturday I will be racing in the Shamrock Shuffle 10k a few blocks from my home. This will be the fist running race I have done in over a decade. My training plan doesn't call for racing any 10k's for a few more weeks, but this one is right here, and I'm supposed to run eight miles that day anyway, so it should be perfect with the warm up and cool down thrown in. I'm really

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069565695802769138noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229976925170849539.post-5649667062500877262007-03-14T09:12:00.000-06:002007-03-14T09:38:31.273-06:00

Every time I have a long run in the training plan it is a new record for the farthest I have ever run. This week it was 18 miles, and it was clear to me why I hadn't run this far before: it is not fun! Getting through the run was probably the hardest thing I've ever done physically, although it wasn't all bad. Unlike my two previous long runs, there was no intense pain anywhere, just a dull ache

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069565695802769138noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229976925170849539.post-65147602134217140052007-03-10T14:31:00.000-06:002007-03-10T14:35:34.931-06:00

Today is shaping up to be just a fantastic day. First of all, it is bright and sunny and warm (45!) outside! The run felt great, no gloves or anything. The only downside is because of the massive melt off going on, a lot of the sidewalks are flooded, and I ran through some slush that was deeper than my shoes. I wasn't too happy about that, but I'll take it over the cold that we've had!Second, I

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069565695802769138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229976925170849539.post-68156522614077426132007-03-07T15:53:00.000-06:002007-03-07T15:59:27.392-06:00

I got in to see the doc the other day, and naturally he couldn't find anything wrong with me. Rather than do a CT scan on my sinuses to see what the hell is going on in there, he prescribed another round of antibiotics (Z-Pac) and a nasal spray to try to clear things out. It better work!I was back in for my next round of allergy shots after my systemic reaction last week, and they set me waaaaay

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069565695802769138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229976925170849539.post-14316950807863151142007-03-04T15:59:00.000-06:002007-03-04T16:03:02.131-06:00

I've been sick for about six weeks here, and I'm pretty tired of it. It is nothing major, just this congestion in my head and sinuses that won't go away. Every morning I wake up with my head and ears feeling all full, and I'm still coughing quite a bit from congestion irritating my throat. I've already done a ten day course of antibiotics which appeared to do nothing, but I'm going to head back

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069565695802769138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229976925170849539.post-28693112116056893082007-02-28T18:45:00.000-06:002007-02-28T18:49:25.398-06:00

I stumbled across Brett Dennen purely by accident at show on New Year's Eve at the San Diego House of Blues, but man am I glad I saw him! I was fortunate enough to catch him again a couple of nights ago in a very small venue here in Madison - the show was amazing. Adding to the coolness was that I bumped into Brett and his band before the show in a restaurant and got to talk to him a bit. Check

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069565695802769138noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229976925170849539.post-22091645271680117912007-02-28T18:10:00.000-06:002007-02-28T18:39:14.563-06:00

I've got allergies. Pretty bad allergies compared to much of the population, although nothing compared to some members of my family. I am constantly a bit congested and stuffed up: I would estimate that I can breathe through both of my nostrils at the same time for maybe one hour total every year. Fortunately, I'm not generally too sneezy or runny, although numerous people can tell stories of me

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069565695802769138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229976925170849539.post-83035175064520384282007-02-26T18:09:00.000-06:002007-02-26T18:29:37.978-06:00

Today was the long run day, conveniently coming just after the massive snowfall that we had over the weekend. The run was 16 long miles, and I managed a 7:31 average, which is well short of where I'd like to be, but as you'll read below, not too bad. Some thoughts:Road ConditionsThe road conditions were horrible! We got about 18" of snow over the weekend, which then packed down to about a foot of

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069565695802769138noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229976925170849539.post-49149088626988412692007-02-25T18:01:00.000-06:002007-02-25T18:15:03.630-06:00

Well, I managed to survive the "blizzard" that hit Wisconsin over the past 24 hours. After dire warning to say inside and that you "risk death" by venturing out, it didn't turn out to be that big a deal. We got about 10" of snow on Friday night and another 8 or so last night. A decent amount of snow, but come on, this is Wisconsin! People should expect storms like this all the time. They didn't

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069565695802769138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229976925170849539.post-68704575891170248662007-02-24T07:25:00.000-06:002007-02-24T07:26:38.445-06:00

They have now issued a blizzard warning for Madison for the remainder of this weekend with predicted snowfall of over a foot and winds expected in the mid-30s. This may crimp my running plans a bit....

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069565695802769138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229976925170849539.post-32946743725732356772007-02-23T19:30:00.000-06:002007-02-23T19:42:17.868-06:00

Earlier this week we got hit with some remarkably warm weather for Wisconsin in February: temps ran up into the 40s for a few days straight. It was fantastic. It was also just a tease apparently, as the rain we were supposed to get this weekend is now predicted to be up to a foot of snow. It is coming down decently right now, but apparently Saturday night is when it will really pile up. I know

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069565695802769138noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229976925170849539.post-4056524751989929232007-02-20T17:38:00.000-06:002007-02-20T18:12:50.823-06:00

OK, bonus points for identifying the quote above. I am a big fan of technology. I always have been. I love playing with gadgets and always seem to want the latest and greatest electronics items, which is a bit of a problem as I have a negative income right now. This carries over to my workouts as well: I have no less than four, yes four, heart rate monitors right now: a really old probably

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069565695802769138noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229976925170849539.post-43796557159795290432007-02-16T16:24:00.000-06:002007-02-16T16:29:45.050-06:00

As evidenced by the title of this blog, I'm not a huge fan of running and this sometimes manifests itself as a serious lack of motivation. Like today, when I am supposed to do seven miles, but find myself doing nothing. I'm so tired of this damn cold (14 with winds gusting to 30 dropping wind chills well below zero) that it is hard to motivate for anything that involves leaving the apartment, and

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069565695802769138noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229976925170849539.post-76873953980866968762007-02-15T19:35:00.000-06:002007-02-15T19:57:36.979-06:00

I realized today that I left a critical stat out of yesterday's BodPod post: I am 5'9" tall. So you can probably put together that in addition to being very lean, there is very little muscle on my body. It hasn't always been this way....When I headed off to college over a decade ago, I was almost the same height and weighed the same that I do now. At school I joined the rowing team and over the

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069565695802769138noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229976925170849539.post-41942955647111264672007-02-14T16:35:00.000-06:002007-02-14T16:57:20.433-06:00

Today I headed over to see a trainer at a Sports Medicine facility that I have access through for work to get BodPodded. What is a BodPod? It is this futuristic egg-shaped pod that you get into and it finds out things about your body composition. Based on air displacement and some other parameters, it can accurately measure body fat to within one or two percent and provide you with information

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069565695802769138noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229976925170849539.post-86344832528427416232007-02-12T19:35:00.000-06:002007-02-12T19:35:18.000-06:00

What a difference two weeks makes - and not a good difference! Two weeks ago I managed to crank out my 12 mile long run at 7:11 pace and while it was certainly hard, it wasn't bad. Today was a different story....I was actually fairly excited for today's run - it was predicted to be in the 20s and I think my cough is moderately better. However, a couple of things quickly put a bit of a damper on

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069565695802769138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229976925170849539.post-31219956510765830402007-02-12T19:25:00.000-06:002007-02-14T17:03:11.765-06:00

In preparation for my long run today, I went out an became a full on running-dork by buying a Fuel Belt. I went for the Endurance 4-Bottle Belt as the capacity looked good to me. I've never been able to eat or drink while running, something about putting stuff into my stomach and then shaking it up and down for a while tends to lead to... ummm... "intestinal distress." However, my runs are

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069565695802769138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229976925170849539.post-42352749331110367392007-02-11T14:06:00.000-06:002007-02-11T14:17:47.525-06:00

but I've been dying for the past two weeks. Not literally, of course, but a couple of times I thought I might be coming close. I came down with a cough a little over two weeks ago. Being prime cold season and with the weather having made a dramatic shift to arctic conditions, I figured it was just a cold coming on. But the cough kept getting worse, and wouldn't go away. It slowly progressed from

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069565695802769138noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229976925170849539.post-13883974875435345662007-02-07T21:41:00.000-06:002007-02-19T19:33:47.710-06:00

So I hit the track today for the first real speed work I've done in ages. Just a nice simple 6 x 440 which I rounded down to 6 x 400 since I was on a minuscule 200m track. Went through a decent warm-up and stretch, then hit the sprints, and man did they hurt! The sprints were supposed to be at 5k pace, but I don't know what my 5k pace is just yet. I can tell you that I'd like my 5k pace to be

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069565695802769138noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229976925170849539.post-10478482724998077652007-02-05T20:54:00.000-06:002007-02-05T21:09:01.096-06:00

I've never done any competitive running. My mom pushed me into the school's summer track program back in elementary school, but I hated it and quickly protested my way out of that. That is the extent of my coaching in running. My mom always thought I would have been a good cross country runner, and now I wish I had listened to her. Some professional advice on running style and technique as well

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069565695802769138noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229976925170849539.post-74337652618889000972007-02-04T21:24:00.000-06:002007-02-04T21:33:11.157-06:00

So if you live anywhere in the middle portion of the country, you have probably noticed that it is pretty chilly outside. And when I say "pretty chilly," I mean so cold that there is a half inch of ice on the inside of my window frames right now! Today it didn't make it above zero, and with the wind blowing at 20 to 25 miles per hour, it was a bit too brisk for me to get out for my run. As the

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I don't like running. I really don't. Cycling is my main sport, and is what I really enjoy, but I have a couple of problems: first, I'm in grad school full time, and I don't have time for getting out on my bike, and second, I live in Madison, Wisconsin, which might as well be Antarctica right now. So I'm running instead.Because I don't like running I need some incentives to keep me doing it. I

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