tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111061162009-09-28T22:01:46.471-04:00Notes about running, stretching, strengthing, eating (somtimes right, often wrong), and other things that matter at least as much as running. <BR><BR><A HREF="mailto:morethanmiles@comcast.net"> Contact me: Alan White</A>Alan Whitenoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site.tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11106116.post-1114997454911107142005-05-01T20:59:00.000-04:002005-05-01T21:37:12.993-04:00I was in Santa Monica, California this week on conference and stayed at a hotel right near the Santa Monica Pier. I had a beautiful view of the beach and the pier. The conference organizers put...Alan Whitenoreply@blogger.com1http://morethanmiles.blogspot.com/2005/05/where-pigeons-and-seagulls-meet.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11106116.post-1114362356383611352005-04-24T11:39:00.000-04:002005-04-24T13:14:52.220-04:00You may have heard the recent announcement on the revision of the food pyramid. For those of you who follow the government pronouncements on healthy eating, you will probably remember that the last...Alan Whitenoreply@blogger.com0http://morethanmiles.blogspot.com/2005/04/uh-ohnew-food-pyramid-may-be-difficult.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11106116.post-1112363172735059742005-04-01T08:46:00.000-05:002005-04-01T10:24:19.583-05:00I was out running this morning and as with many of my routes, this one took me by the National Shrine of the Little Flower Catholic Church--Shrine for short. This morning, the Fox 2 News was camped...Alan Whitenoreply@blogger.com0http://morethanmiles.blogspot.com/2005/04/fox-2-news-detroit-on-pope-watch.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11106116.post-1112226032219124442005-03-30T18:15:00.000-05:002005-03-30T19:31:13.566-05:00You can read an excerpt from Dean Karnazes' book and hear the interview here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4566124 Jon, of the Chocolate Running fame, pointed out that...Alan Whitenoreply@blogger.com0http://morethanmiles.blogspot.com/2005/03/follow-up-to-dean-karnazes-300-mile.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11106116.post-1112139581574279612005-03-29T18:02:00.000-05:002005-03-29T18:39:41.583-05:00I just heard a promo for a story on NPR's Morning Edition about ultramarathoners. It sounded like they interviewed Dean Karnazes, the ultramarathoner that ran 262 without stopping. Karnazes was...Alan Whitenoreply@blogger.com0http://morethanmiles.blogspot.com/2005/03/ultra-marathons-on-npr-wednesday.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11106116.post-1111497470559317662005-03-22T08:10:00.000-05:002005-03-22T20:40:28.440-05:00I woke up Sunday morning at 4:45 and thought about going running. I thought better and turned on the radio to the local NPR station. While drifting in and out of sleep, catching bits and pieces of...Alan Whitenoreply@blogger.com0http://morethanmiles.blogspot.com/2005/03/learning-about-ms-in-my-sleep.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11106116.post-1111362351016772432005-03-20T18:45:00.000-05:002005-03-20T18:52:28.486-05:00Streets Trips Software from Microsoft I use Microsoft MapPoint to calculate the distance for my runs. It works really well most of the time. It's especially helpful when I'm out of town. I've been...Alan Whitenoreply@blogger.com0http://morethanmiles.blogspot.com/2005/03/streets-trips-software-from-microsoft.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11106116.post-1110767535384673042005-03-13T21:32:00.000-05:002005-03-13T21:53:27.706-05:00I've been keeping to my basic running schedule, which is to run every other morning, the same route and adding about 10% per week. I came home late from work on Wednesday night knowing full well that...Alan Whitenoreply@blogger.com0http://morethanmiles.blogspot.com/2005/03/still-running-some-new-scenery.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11106116.post-1110290434551968252005-03-08T09:00:00.000-05:002005-03-08T10:26:19.886-05:00Geeze, I was thinking it was supposed to get warmer! As I was running, I was thinking that if there was some way to record the feeling that you get part of the way through the run, when you're happy...Alan Whitenoreply@blogger.com0http://morethanmiles.blogspot.com/2005/03/got-up-later-still-ran.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11106116.post-1110145300595993342005-03-06T15:24:00.000-05:002005-03-08T10:27:27.520-05:00I've been running consistently for a little more than a week and the motivation to keep going seems to be there. Now I need to put together a plan. My first stop is to David Hays' site for the...Alan Whitenoreply@blogger.com0http://morethanmiles.blogspot.com/2005/03/time-for-plan.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11106116.post-1110078782989050552005-03-05T22:12:00.000-05:002005-03-05T22:18:26.536-05:00Did you see the Rave Run photo in the April issue of Runner's World? As soon as I saw it, I knew where it was. It's a beautiful stretch of beach along the Torrey Pines State Reserve, near San Diego....Alan Whitenoreply@blogger.com0http://morethanmiles.blogspot.com/2005/03/runners-world-rave-runs.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11106116.post-1109938167188611162005-03-04T07:05:00.000-05:002005-03-04T08:41:17.800-05:00In of itself, running is an egocentric activity. Blogging about running is, well… But, we runners know that outward appearances are not what they seem. Most of us enjoy the camaraderie of both a...Alan Whitenoreply@blogger.com0http://morethanmiles.blogspot.com/2005/03/more-reasons-to-get-out-door.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11106116.post-1109770411815769012005-03-02T06:57:00.000-05:002005-03-02T17:45:09.873-05:00So, I run because I like to run. With that said, I have to work a lot on the motivation to get myself out in front of the house. The motivation comes in many ways. Some times it’s as simple as...Alan Whitenoreply@blogger.com0http://morethanmiles.blogspot.com/2005/03/solitary-runner.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11106116.post-1109725483659667152005-03-01T20:04:00.000-05:002005-03-01T20:08:16.016-05:00Not actually my first run of the year. Probably my fourth or fifth, but my first since signing up for the Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank Marathon. I'm most committed to running when I have a run...Alan Whitenoreply@blogger.com0http://morethanmiles.blogspot.com/2005/02/day-one-run-one.html