Thanksgiving tips

Well tomorrow is Thanksgiving. I decided to put together a holiday primer for everyone for the long weekend.

Tomorrow morning in some places there will be running events in honor of Thanksgiving. In Clearwater, Florida there is the St. Pete Times Turkey Trot. A good web site to check out for any type of upcoming road race is The Schedule. All around the country there are events to go to or to participate in.

After you are done running or watching parades on TV the main event is Thanksgiving dinner. Here is a pretty good list of eating tips when it comes to Thanksgiving dinner. It's important to watch out for portion size due to most dinners will be having multiple side dishes and desserts.

As for football for tomorrow on TV: Green Bay@Detroit on Fox Sports at 12:30 EST, Oakland@Dallas on CBS at 4:15 EST, and NY Giants@Denver on NFL Network at 8:20E EST.

Looks like a full day of fun and excitement, good times and cheer for you and your family. Enjoy the holiday and get ready for shopping on Black Friday!

Did Some Trail Running Today

Well today I decided to get away from the treadmill and run outside. I find that when you normally run on the treadmill and then one day you run outside the treadmill will actually make you run faster. The workout is slightly more difficult but overall you will run faster.

I ended up running about 2 miles and then went for a bike ride. The run took me to a sports park in town that has multiple football and baseball fields. It is bordered by a wooded area and there are some trails on the perimeter of the park that I run occasionally. I got a good sweat going and worked on some sprinting too.
Here is a link to the sports park that I was running at.

Trail running is great because you not only see how in shape you are due to not being on a treadmill conveyor belt, but you also have the hills and unsteady ground to deal with. Practice makes perfect and doing trail running will help you out with any type of outdoor team sport (football, soccer, baseball, etc). Definately add it to your training regimine as it does help with getting in shape.