There’s a cardio machine in your fitness center that you may have never considered using. There may be only one of them, placed unassumingly amidst the rows of stationary bikes and elliptical machines. You may not even know what it is. But this piece of cardio equipment hits about 85 percent of your muscles, and can burn about 600-1,000 calories per hour.
“So what DO you guys think about all that time during a long run? Isn’t it boring?” I’m sure you runners get asked these questions frequently, as I do. To answer that question, I’ve dug up a play-by-play account of one of my long runs, just for your reading pleasure…. With the Rochester Half Marathon quickly approaching, today was my last chance to fit in one last long run. Two hours this morning, especially blocked out. Just me and my long run. As I downed my last sip of coffee, waiting for the 50 degree downpour to at least turn into a …
