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• 100 Miles. On Foot. In one weekend.

  If you thought this weekend's weather sucked, try running 100 miles in it. And start with a 102 degree fever the night before. Somehow, Luke Laga of Fitchburg overcame those extreme challenges to stand among one of the only 38 finishers in the grueling... Posted Jun 10 2008, 04:44 PM by Tim Cigelske With | With 3 comment(s) Filed under: Running, guest star

• An unexpected marathon

  I decided on the spur of the moment to enter and run a marathon. I started very slow and cautious. And I stayed pretty slow and cautious the whole way. When I crossed the finish line, I didn't even feel tired. Then I saw a few of my old high school... Posted Jun 07 2008, 09:24 AM by Tim Cigelske With | With no comments Filed under: Running

• 7 weeks and counting

  The mock triathlon workout I did with Tim and my friend Skibba (Steve) on Monday was tough. I have some work to do , I thought to myself at the end. Then I remembered there are still 7 weeks of training to go until the Danskin Triathlon. Sure I have some... Posted May 28 2008, 08:52 AM by lhalfmann With | With no comments Filed under: Running, cycling, swimming

• The Opportunity Cost of Training

  Variety is the spice of training. It's also the downfall of PRs. Posted May 28 2008, 07:00 AM by Tim Cigelske With | With no comments Filed under: Running, waxing philosophical, cycling, swimming

• An epic weekend

  Can... barely... type this... Posted May 27 2008, 11:56 AM by Tim Cigelske With | With no comments Filed under: Running, outdoor exercise, cycling, Soreness, Laura, swimming

• 7 seconds

  I'm nearing my 3rd full week of running 4 times a week. This is huge for me. Have I mentioned that I hate running? I'm sure I've said it at least once. At the beginning of Tuesday's run, I felt miserable. As usual, at about the 15 minute... Posted May 22 2008, 03:27 PM by lhalfmann With | With 2 comment(s) Filed under: Running

• The Beer Run is Coming

  Beer + Running = The Beer Run Posted May 22 2008, 10:27 AM by Tim Cigelske With | With 6 comment(s) Filed under: Running

• Laura's First Runner's High

  Yesterday was a perfect day for running. Unless you hate running. Posted May 09 2008, 11:43 AM by Tim Cigelske With | With no comments Filed under: motivation, Running, waxing philosophical, outdoor exercise, Laura, swimming

• Running and Cleaning: You're Invited

  Laura needs you: "We all know that workout partners are critical to success -- I need all the workout partners I can get!" Posted May 06 2008, 10:41 AM by Tim Cigelske With | With no comments Filed under: Running

• The Make-Up Sex of Training

  Training is a lot like a long-term relationship you have to work at every day Posted May 05 2008, 10:23 PM by Tim Cigelske With | With 1 comment(s) Filed under: motivation, Running, waxing philosophical

• Why 294th place makes headlines

  When the major tsunami hit India in 2005, one Canadian newspaper supposedly wrote a headline that "localized the news" to an extreme: "Tsunami in India kills thousands and one Canadian." I can't recall if this was a true story... Posted Apr 14 2008, 06:53 PM by Tim Cigelske With | With no comments Filed under: Running, waxing philosophical

• Choose Your Own Outdoor Adventure

  Start planning your run/walk/bike ride/rolling blading/gardening/choose-your-own-outdoor-adventure now. We're supposed to get a window of good weather on Wednesday, if the forecast holds true to 65 degrees. It will be a tiny window. Posted Apr 14 2008, 01:32 PM by Tim Cigelske With | With no comments Filed under: motivation, Running, outdoor exercise, cycling

• An introduction to Chi Running

  If Iggy Pop credits tai chi for making him incredibly ripped at age 60 (almost 61), maybe it can make a better runner, too. Posted Apr 11 2008, 03:57 PM by Tim Cigelske With | With no comments Filed under: Running, waxing philosophical

• Run, movie watcher, run

  If you count fleeing for your life, running has a prominent tradition in Hollywood. Especially in slasher films and action/adventure movies starring Bruce Willis. But in terms of taking center stage, the sport does not get much big screen love. You can't... Posted Apr 09 2008, 02:02 PM by Tim Cigelske With | With 3 comment(s) Filed under: Running, waxing philosophical

• Spring Cleaning and Eco Running

  Mark your calendars for the spring river clean-up on Saturday, April 19. There are clean-up sites all over the area, which can be found at the Friends of Milwaukee Rivers . I'll be at Hubbard Park in Shorewood with a group of local mountain bikers... Posted Apr 09 2008, 10:17 AM by Tim Cigelske With | With 2 comment(s) Filed under: motivation, Running

• Sometimes you just gotta be stupid

  Right now, I'm sitting in my living room icing my knee. By the standards of my past knee pain, it doesn't really hurt. Yet. But I just read a looong Runner's World article about knee pain, and it managed to both confuse me yet make me paranoid... Posted Mar 16 2008, 10:31 PM by Tim Cigelske With | With 1 comment(s) Filed under: Running, cycling, Injuries, Soreness

• Blarney, biking and rivalry

  Last year I did an article on Evan Pack last year after he got back from a cross-country bike ride . Shortly after that he flew overseas to cycle the Tour de France route. I saw him around town last summer when he came back and worked at Sobelman's... Posted Mar 14 2008, 02:33 PM by Tim Cigelske With | With no comments Filed under: Running, outdoor exercise, cycling

• Putting on a clinic

  I recently took a two-hour private ski lesson. Before that, I sloppily careened down beginner blue and green hills. After a few hours of instruction, I was easily controlling myself down a black diamond called Over the Edge. No problem. It was amazing... Posted Mar 11 2008, 04:13 PM by Tim Cigelske With | With no comments Filed under: Running, Goal-setting, cycling, Beginner advice, mental training, swimming

• Ahh, water.

  Today began for me at Invivo when I realized in sinking despair that I completely forgot to do my push-ups on Friday. Oh. crap. That means 200 of them today. While I waited for Maurice, I busted out my first 100. And I must say, I think it's getting... Posted Mar 08 2008, 11:36 PM by lhalfmann With | With no comments Filed under: Running, mental training

• Favre hangover continues

  I'm feeling a tad woozy this morning. Not sure if that's from last night's swim, this morning's run or just the lingering haze and disbelief of Brett Favre's retirement I blame the Favre distraction on forgetting my running shoes at... Posted Mar 05 2008, 09:59 AM by Tim Cigelske With | With no comments Filed under: Running, Soreness, swimming