Just Another Runner

I've already run several races and at this point these are some of the characteristics of a perfect race for me: Water Stations - drink variety of Rock and Run 2010 which had mineral water, Pocari Sweat and Red Bull; layout and spacing of Nature Valley Run 2010 which had long tables, drinks were already in cups and were available every kilometer; finish line water station of Globe Run For Home 2010 where we were guided to the water and Powerade station a short walk from the finish line; pre-race water of Globe Run for Home 2010 Loud and enthusiastic cheering in Rock and Run 2010 Simple and straightforward out and back route of Mizuno Infinity Run 2010 Traffic management of Globe Run for Home 2010 Big and clear kilometer markers at every kilometer. Globe Run for Home 2010 almost had this. Cool weather of Rock and Run 2010 without the rain and wet roads Knowledgeable marshals of Runnex 10K Executive Classic 2010 Singlets of Mizuno Infinity Run 11 Timing chip Prompt and efficient re

My race times are quite slow and I would like to be able to run faster. Reading articles on the Internet on how to improve speed, points me to two things - lose weight and speed training. I'm already trying to lose weight by running, so I looked deeper into speed training and came across a few - hills, striders, fartlek, tempo and intervals. I tried striders (alternating almost sprinting for just a few meters then resting; doing 8-12 sets of these) which seemed to be the easiest next to doing hills. My knees really hurt afterwards and I was afraid it will just give me injuries. So except for doing hills, I decided to just wait till I'm a lot lighter before doing speed training. But recently, I came across an article in Runner's World by my favorite Jeff Galloway on how to get started on speed training. I studied it, and it looked doable without risking injury - just like any other advise from Jeff Galloway. So, I programmed it in my Run-Mate iPod Touch application an

Yesterday I was able to buy these Adidas Techfit compression shorts. They were 50% off at SM Megamall's Megatrade Hall. Even at 50% off, they are still expensive for shorts but at full price, I'll never get myself to buy one. I recently bought a pair of Nike running tights and liked running in them because it solved my problems of my running shorts bunching up at the crotch area and the shorts getting saturated with my sweat on longer runs and races (dri-fit is no match for my volume of sweat). So when I saw these compression shorts and read the "high-tech" stuff it's supposed to have and that it was half-priced, I bought it. These shorts aren't for the conservative types and are quite "revealing." So, at home, I tried them on and showed it to my son. First with my training shorts over it and then without the training shorts. I asked him if I looked funny with the shorts over it. His curt reply was, "With shorts, you look ridiculous. Wi