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Active Isolated Stretching Works ......          especially for old farts

12/30/2012

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Active Isolated Stretching has helped me out in big ways.   I have been running competitively for 30+ years and have never been able to stand, bend over and touch my toes. after 3 days of 2 AIS routines/day, I was able to touch my knuckles to the ground.  Big changes.    It is a different kind of "stretching" than the typical, static stretch and does so much more.

Here is a link to a Running Times (the best serious runners mag out there) article on Phil Wharton, who has been treating professional athletes for a while now with this method: Phil Wharton, Peace Through Strength.
enjoy.

Here is his Website where you can learn all about his methods and stretching routines:  whartonperformance.com
Strengthening is a big part of his program as well and should not be overlooked.
There are videos galore and I highly recommend them.
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Super post run smoothie

12/29/2012

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This smoothie recipie has been developing for a while and I think it's a good one having been gleaned and gathered from many sources.  Perfect for replenishing glycogen and getting a protein boost soon after a long or hard run.  Drink it up within 30 minutes of finishing a run. I add it all to an empty Hemp Pro 70 bottle, which is perfect for it's threaded rim that prevents splash-out, and use one of those blending wands to do it up.  Give it some time to blend as the kale can take some time to chunder up finely.  An old style blender would be dandy too.

~1.5 cups of "Eden Organic Unfiltered  Apple Juice. 
~1/4 cup blueberries
~1/4 cup cranberries
~one banana
~2 T ground chia seeds, if not ground they clump up
~2 t of tumeric
~1/4 t fresh ground black pepper
~4 T of "Hemp Pro 70 from Manitoba Harvest.  1 serving

~ a  smallish handful  (have your 4 year old do it if you have one around the house) of red russian kale or broccoli heads for calcium action.

As I say... our bodies have a window in which we can much more readily and efficiently absorb needed nutrients after strenuous activities so drink it up within 30 minutes of finishing a run. 

If you are on the go, you can mix it all together before hand except the chia  because they get glommy after a short while.
Enjoy it

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Race Resume

12/9/2012

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   2015
1st place, first master, Ultra Trail Du Mont Albert,
SkyMarathon,
QC, June 28th. My first marathon! A beautiful mountain course that is mostly above treeline with 5299 ft (1615m) elev gain and 2.2 miles (3.6k) longer than last year.  5:16:50
Results

2nd place, 2nd master, Brookvale Ultra Trail Race 50k, PEI, Aug 2nd. My first 50k! A hot day with a very slow second lap and GI issues. 5:02:42
Results
   2014
9th place, 2nd master (by 9 seconds!) Mont Orford 23k.  A very challenging course with 3230' (984m) of elevation gain.  Steep hills, fast flats and rugged single track. 2:17:38
Results no longer available, 

1st place, 1st master, Fitz Frenzy Trail Run 21 k. Super fun rolly course with some nice hills.  Very runable course.  First time for 21 k at the Fitz so easy  baseline course record to beat.  1:47:11
Results

1st place, 1st master, Brookvale Ultra Trail Races, 25k. Very challenging course despite being on a "flat" island.  This course is not so flat, but very runnable.  I managed a Course Record with a time of 1:55:20, trail.
Results
   2013
2nd place, Brookvale Trail 25k.  A very challenging course and very hilly, which was a surprise.  a minute off the previous course record but it was beaten that day by 6 minutes.  2:03:56 trail
Results

2nd place, first master, Beat The Tide 5 miler on July 6th, Ministers Island in St. Andrews.  A fun and fast course, I went out a little too fast and a 17 year old beat me.  He was a strong runner though.  32:00 trail
Results

   2012
39th place Asics Xtrail Mont Orford 21k (23 actual) trail run, Mont Orford, QC, Oct 13th 2012.  after not having run for 1 month. They say I have plantar fasciitis.  Super fun World class race.  2:36:30 trail.
Results
 
First place Sonofa Gunofa 12.5k trail run at Wentworth Station, NS, August 19 2012, 1:05:56 trail.
Results

5th place Brent Kelly 5 mile at  Irving nature park on Saint's Rest Beach, Saint John, NB
April 28, 2012,  30:50 5 mile dirt road.  After only running every other day for 2 months after healing from achilles tendonitis.

Results

   2011
Out with achilles tendonitis for 13 months.   Ohh it was awful but am over it now.

   2010
First Place and 45 seconds off the CR for The 3rd Wildlands Seven Mile Trail Run East Orland, ME, October 24, 2010, 51:44 7 mile trail
Results

First place Luc Gallant Half Marathon in Kouchibouguac NP
October 10th, 2010, 1:18:10 for half marathon trail

Results
 
First Place Team Road Bike
for Fundy H2O Triathlon September 19th, 2010  , 55:21 for 10k trail

Results
Fastest time on the trail running leg and helped our team pull a victory


 

 

    
   






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    Bryan Gagner

    I have been trail running for about 30 years and am rejuvinated by it. Breathing deeply in the woods and wild places is something everyone should do, what ever their capability.

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