Post written by Susan Lacke.
#5: The Brick Workout (which actually looks nothing like whatever it is she's doing)
Admit it — you runners love to poke fun at us cyclists.
We're dork-ish looking people in our helmets and padded-ass shorts who think it's fun to spend hours pedaling away through roads and up mountains, pretending we're in the Tour de France.
But those of us who both run and cycle know a secret: cycling helps make you a better runner.
Many runners turn to cycling after injury- that is, they're forced into riding a bike to stay sane while rehabilitating a stress fracture or joint pain. However, they soon discover something remarkable when they return to running — cycling actually made them better than ever before!
How cycling can make you a better runner
If you're a runner, you might want to consider joining the ranks of Lance wannabes. Even if you're not injured, riding a bike is an excellent cross-training activity, one which can improve your running performance significantly. Here's why:
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We know that willpower is a finite resource. And if you've tried unsuccessfully to make changes in the past (who hasn't?), you know that every subsequent time you try is harder than the previous. So what if there were a way to change bad habits without willpower, and with almost no effort at all? In…
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You are not alone. But it sure can feel like it when you first go vegetarian — especially if you live in a place where, when you tell people you don't eat meat, they ask, "But you still eat chicken and fish, right?" Look around, though, and you'll find all kinds of resources out there…
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Perhaps more than anyone else, Brendan Brazier is leading the growing trend of athletes moving to plant-based diets — from recreational runners and endurance athletes, like many of us, to NFL and NHL players whose very careers depend on their ability to perform at the highest level. Brendan's ideas on optimal nutrition for performance, which…
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Staying on top of your diet is a lot like going to the gym. Once you've developed the habit, it's easy — fun, even — to keep it up. You're in control, you feel great, and you wonder why it ever took so long to start. But when you're on the outside looking in, knowing…
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The boy who was born without a right hand and wanted to play baseball with his classmates. He devised a one-armed throw/catch method, and when the other kids didn’t play with him, he practiced by throwing a baseball against a brick wall. Years later, that boy pitched in the Major Leagues and the United States Olympic team….
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New Year's resolutions don't stick. Everyone knows it, and it's now become almost cliched to push for a "no-resolutions New Year's." But let's make a big distinction here. On the one hand, you have the ill-fated type of resolution we're all familiar with: "I won't smoke in 2012." "I'll start my exercise plan on January…
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Post written by Susan Lacke. When I was a kid, I always swore that when I grew up my days would be filled with snack time and recess. Twenty years later, though I still won’t admit to being a grown-up, I will say I’ve managed to make my childhood dream come true: life as a…
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Last week when I was in San Francisco, I had the great pleasure of having a couple beers with Leo Babauta. Leo writes the blog Zen Habits, and over the past six months his ideas have shaped my thinking more than any others. So it was an absolute treat to hang out with him in…
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For the past few months, I've been trying to find the best way to bring No Meat Athlete into the real world. It's not that the internet doesn't rock. It's that running and eating vegetarian food — what the blog is about — happen in real life, not in 0's and 1's. To a large…
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