Jersey Shore: RTB Style

Look out J-Wow. Beware Vinny. There's a new Guerrilla Juice Head in town and he's not on steroids. New Balance Reach the Beach Relay is running their asses from the half pipe at Mountain Creek to the sandy, Hawaiin Tropic stained Beach State Park in Berkeley.

Are you running RTB:NJ? Don't forget to stop at the Shore Store and pick up some Snookie Slippers to keep those tootsies warm in the van.

Informal Queens of TMIRCE Track - and some guys too.

The queens of track and Ryan

Sunny, warm nights in Boston don't happen often enough, but when they do, people shake off that wintery rust - grabbing the bull by the horns and coming out on Tuesday nights to run faster and stronger. The workout was a simple "sandwich" 1200m - 800m x2 - 400m - 800m x2 - 1200m and a 200m on top, bringing the total distance to 6.2k. What was special about last night was the great camaraderie between runners, supporting each other, clapping and cheering as we finished each lap.


It's been exciting to hear all the great success stories from runners who have been coming out to track workouts and pushing themselves. TMIRCE encourages runners to support one another and to push one another in running - and sometimes life  -  when we need it. That being said, informal Ryan recently ran a 5 miler at a 7:20 min/mile and attributes some of his recent successes to track workouts. Congrats to him for really utilizing track to get a bit stronger and faster and seeing success.

Last night we shared the track with several other clubs, all going through their weekly motions of run and repeat. Our workout pushed us to run a bit further than normal though, keeping us out 15 minutes later than our usual Tuesday workout. No one seemed to mind though, since the weather was immaculate. Not represented by the photo above are the 4 other runners, Ray, myself, Evan, and Renee who were either nursing blisters, speeding around the track, or just playing Words with Friends. 

After the beating ourselves playful into the ground, we went to Charlies Kitchen, home of the famous Double Cheeseburger and jalapeno poppers. The beer flowed and burgers demolished by the ravenous runners. A typical night of track, and post track celebrations as constituted by the Tuesday tradition.  

INFORMAL MINIMALIST CLINIC

Running twice a day. 3 reasons why you should.

Go AMCATS

Without getting into the nitty gritty details that no one wants to hear, I'll begin with this. Running twice a day can be a challenge with busy life schedules, work, kids (I don't have any though), ice cream eating contests, but there is always time to run/exercise if you use these three points as a guide:

1: The magical 25th hour
I know it seems counterintuitive, but the more you run, the more time you have for other stuff. Don't believe me? Well thin about it like this. You want to run twice a day so you wake up before work and get out on the streets. Do three miles in 25 to 30 minutes and run number one is over. You now have the whole rest of the day to do everything you want and then some. That 2nd run at lunch, between classes, during a shift break, or after work, gives you what seems to be some extra time in the day. It's magic.

2: Beef up your mileage, rock your legs
Training for a relay? Or how about a marathon? Beefing up mileage without breaking down your body can be a real benefit from running twice a day. Try 5 in the morning and 3 to 4 miles at night for a good 8 to 9 miles in one day. You'll build muscle without sacrificing to much energy.

3: Cause 3 times is too much
Who really wants to run 3 times a day anyway. Unless you're running to and from work, and running to get your lunch, really just running all the time, planning on three times a day to run is something not even world class athletes do.

What do you have to say about running twice a day?

Get out there and stay healthy. Eat right, take care of your body and run.

TMIRCE Minimalist Clinic