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Treats & Eats

by pribut on December 14, 2011

Holiday Food
The holidays are upon us. If we aren’t careful they will be on top of us, in front of us, and adding to our girth. Instead plan on developing and following a healthy diet for 2012.
The Bacon meme has embedded itself in the Internet over the past few years. So instead of just bacon [...]

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Minimalist Running: In The Service

by pribut on October 11, 2010

I had a pleasant chat with Jon Anderson who writes for a number of the military times publications. This past week he covered the current status of minimalist running shoes in the service. The article, “On Your Toes” appeared in the Army Times. He quotes the figure of up to 35% of Navy Seals are [...]

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PEN has partnered with ESPN to create the PEN/ESPN Literary Sports Writing award. This award will honor the best non-fiction book on sports for 2009. The winner will receive $5,000 and be invited to speak at the 2010 CUNY Pen Literary Awards  ceremony on October  13, 2010.
Any guesses on the possible winner?

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Holiday Time

by pribut on December 25, 2009

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all!

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New York, New York: The Marathon Coverage

by pribut on October 31, 2009

I wish good luck and a strong finish to everyone running tomorrow in the New York Marathon and to the runners participating in other marathons coming up the rest of this fall!
As the media frenzy leads up to the New York Marathon, there is more than one story to pay attention to. There is history, [...]

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Favorite Fitness And Science Podcasts

by pribut on June 2, 2009

I enjoy listening to a variety of podcasts from science and exercise to arts and current issues. While listening to podcasts transfers information a bit slower than a quick read of a book chapter or a web page, the discussions and often interviews can be very enlightening.
Selected Favorite Podcasts
Fitness Rocks – Evidence Based Medicine. Discussions [...]

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Or perhaps a little less. But ask me on Twitter or Friendfeed or below and I’ll tell you more.
This weekend was spent time updating the main web site. (And also some excercise, some warcraft, a trip to the libary, bringing a computer in for a new fan – working it so hard the fan decided [...]

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Running And Reading

by pribut on January 24, 2009

Thanks to Brian Morrissey, who on his blog The Internal Pigdog, in this post , pointed out a video of Will Smith touting running and reading as the keys to life. I like both, but I’d encourage a bit of wisdom in eating, strength training, and a touch of cross training in many cases to [...]

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Change You Can Believe In (and plan for)

by pribut on January 18, 2009

Whatever your politics are, wherever you live, not just in the United States, but all over the world, people are hoping for change. And there is a lot that needs to be changed. In fact some things have been so bad that any change will have to be for the better.
But, as the expression goes, [...]

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On The Go Web 2.0

by pribut on July 4, 2008

For those of you on the go and keeping everyone updated via Web 2.0 – Twitter, Facebook, Jaiku, Pownce, etc. we have a limited use beta code for Ping.fm.
Ping.fm let’s you update your social networks from anywhere, including your phone, via an on the go interface or from email.
Visit ping.fm to sign up and the [...]

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